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Ophiopezidae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiopezidae

Taxonomy
Ophiopezidae was named by O'Hara et al. (2018). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Ophiodermatidea by O'Hara et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Ophiodermatoidea by O'Hara et al. (2018).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Ophiopezidae O'Hara et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
infraorderOphiodermatina
superfamilyOphiodermatoidea
familyOphiopezidae
familyOphiopezidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Ophiopezidae O'Hara et al. 2018
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G. Ophiopeza Peters 1851
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Ophiopeza ferrugineum Boehm 1889
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Invalid names: Ophiolepis bigoti Porte 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Bathonian or 170.90000 to 165.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.2 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Germany Ophiocten ferrugineum (90024)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Ophiolepis bigoti (58932)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Orne) Ophiopeza ferrugineum (58524)