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Ophiosphalmidae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae

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

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

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

Subtaxa
Ophiomusium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Ophiosphalmidae O'Hara et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiomusina
familyOphiosphalmidae
familyOphiosphalmidae

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. Ophiosphalmidae O'Hara et al. 2018
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G. Ophiomusium Lyman 1869
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†Ophiomusium biconcavum Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiomusium dizluense Kristan-Tollmann et al. 1979
†Ophiomusium fitchii Spencer 1907
†Ophiomusium gagnebini Thurmann 1851
†Ophiomusium granulosum Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Ophiomusium danicum Nielsen 1926 [synonym], Ophiura (Aspidura) subcylindrica von Hagenow 1840 [synonym]
†Ophiomusium leckenbyi Wright 1880
†Ophiomusium lux Jagt 2000
†Ophiomusium murravii Forbes 1843
†Ophiomusium praecisum Hess 1966
†Ophiomusium ramsayi Wright 1866
†Ophiomusium rugosum Valette 1914
†Ophiomusium sentum Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiomusium sinemurensis Kutscher and Hary 1991
†Ophiomusium sinuatum Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiomusium vermiculatum Valette 1914
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 Rhaetian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 208.50000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran Ophiomusium dizluense (41330)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Luxembourg Ophiomusium solodurense, Ophiomusium sinemurensis (32014)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Ophiomusium ramsayi (59028)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7France Ophiomusium sp., Ophiomusium murravii (106348)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Switzerland Ophiomusium solodurense (58314)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophiomusium murravii (59031)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophiomusium murravii (59030)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Switzerland Ophiomusium solodurense (58315)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4United Kingdom Ophiomusium leckenbyi (59032)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Germany Ophiomusium ferrugineum (90024)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Germany (Brandenburg) Ophiomusium mammillatum, Ophiomusium weymouthiense (32016)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland Ophiomusium calloviense (61717)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom Ophiomusium weymouthiense (59044)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiomusium gagnebini (62046)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ophiomusium longecombense (61719) Ophiomusium sp., Ophiomusium gagnebini (61718)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ophiomusium praecisum, Ophiomusium gagnebini (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiomusium sp. (31894)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiomusium mammillatum (58317) Ophiomusium mammillatum, Ophiomusium gagnebini (61723)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiomusium gagnebini (58564 58565 58568 62045) Ophiomusium sp. (58567)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Seine-Maritime) Ophiomusium gagnebini (58523)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Ophiomusium sp. (75576 177726)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom Ophiomusium sp. (63044)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Ophiomusium sp. (59055)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiomusium danicum (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiomusium granulosum (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiomusium sp. (99235)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France Ophiomusium vermiculatum (58923)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Ophiomusium rugosum (58924) Ophiomusium vermiculatum (58919)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Ophiomusium subcylindricum (64005)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophiomusium granulosum (32150) Ophiomusium sinuatum, Ophiomusium sentum, Ophiomusium granulosum (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophiomusium granulosum (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophiomusium granulosum (86448) Ophiomusium n. sp. 1, Ophiomusium n. sp. 2, Ophiomusium n. sp. (38810) Ophiomusium n. sp. 2 (213878) Ophiomusium n. sp. 2, Ophiomusium n. sp. (38808 38809) Ophiomusium n. sp., Ophiomusium n. sp. 1, Ophiomusium n. sp. 2, Ophiomusium sp., Ophiomusium granulosum (38807)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico Ophiomusium sp. (80285)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiomusium granulosum (32148 32151 32158)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiomusium sinuatum, Ophiomusium sentum, Ophiomusium biconcavum, Ophiomusium granulosum (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophiomusium sinuatum, Ophiomusium sentum, Ophiomusium biconcavum, Ophiomusium granulosum (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Ophiomusium granulosum (32159) Ophiomusium lux (32167 32168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiomusium granulosum (32152 32153 32154 32155 32156)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Cretaceous70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiomusium granulosum (32175)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Ophiomusium granulosum (32162)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Ophiomusium lux (32160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Poland Ophiomusium danicum, Ophiomusium subcylindricum (64008)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Ophiomusium danicum (89866)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (New Jersey) Ophiomusium stephensoni (58941)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Ophiomusium stephensoni (3113)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiomusium sp. (32012)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Ophiomusium sp. (69729)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Ophiomusium sp. (46977)