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Ophiocomoidea

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida

Taxonomy
Ophiocomidea was named by Ljungman (1867). It is extant.

It was corrected as Ophiocomoidea by O'Hara et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Gnathophiurina by Smith et al. (1995), Jagt (2000) and Storc and Zitt (2008); and to Ophiodermatina by O'Hara et al. (2018).

Subtaxa
Ophiocomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ophiocomidea Ljungman
1995Ophiocomidea Smith et al.
2000Ophiocomidea Jagt p. 26
2008Ophiocomidea Storc and Zitt p. 131
2018Ophiocomoidea O'Hara et al. p. 16

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

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.

Superfm. Ophiocomoidea Ljungman 1867
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Fm. Ophiocomidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophiocoma Agassiz 1836
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†Ophiocoma hessi Rasmussen 1972
†Ophiocoma ishidai Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiocoma nereida Wright 1880
†Ophiocoma rasmusseni Hess 1960
†Ophiocoma senonensis Valette 1914
Invalid names: Ophiocominae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
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 Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Danian or 161.20000 to 61.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom Ophiocoma nereida (59040)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom Ophiocoma rasmusseni (63044)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Amphiura senonensis (35109)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Ophiocoma rasmusseni (59055)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura senonensis (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura senonensis (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiocoma senonensis (99235)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom Amphiura senonensis (63047)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Amphiura senonensis (58919)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (38807 38810) Ophiocoma senonensis (38808 38809)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophiocoma senonensis (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (32147) Ophiocoma senonensis (32150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Amphiura senonensis (58922)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain Amphiura senonensis (59070)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma ishidai, Ophiocoma senonensis (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiocoma senonensis (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Landes) Ophiocoma n. sp., Ophiocoma senonensis (214113) Ophiocoma rasmusseni (214061) Ophiocoma senonensis (214126)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Ophiocoma senonensis (32170)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (New Jersey) Amphiura senonensis (58941)