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Ophioscolecidae

Ophiuroidea - Ophioscolecida - Ophioscolecidae

Taxonomy
Ophioscolecidae was named by Lütken (1869). It is extant. Its type is Ophioscolex.

It was assigned to Ophioscolecida by O'Hara et al. (2017) and O'Hara et al. (2018).

Subtaxa
Ophioscolex (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Ophioscolecidae Lütken
2017Ophioscolecidae O'Hara et al.
2018Ophioscolecidae O'Hara et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphioscolecida
familyOphioscolecidaeLütken 1869
familyOphioscolecidaeLütken 1869

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. Ophioscolecidae Lütken 1869
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G. Ophioscolex Müller and Troschel 1842
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†Ophioscolex clivulus Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophioscolex cretaceus Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophioscolex n. sp. (38808 38810)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophioscolex clivulus, Ophioscolex cretaceus (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophioscolex clivulus, Ophioscolex cretaceus (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophioscolex cretaceus (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophioscolex clivulus, Ophioscolex cretaceus (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Ophioscolex cretacea (32160)