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Amphiura plana

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Taxonomy
Amphiura plana was named by Kutscher and Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype FGWG 112/17, paratypes RGM 428 013, NHMM JJ 5395.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Amphiura plana Jagt p. 21 figs. pl. 10, fig. 11; pl. 11, fig. 1
2000Amphiura plana Kutscher and Jagt p. 71 figs. pl. 29, fig. 1-5; pl. 33, fig. 3
2004Amphiura plana Storc pp. 37-38 figs. Fig. 3
2008Amphiura plana Storc and Zitt pp. 130-131 figs. Fig. 4P

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyAmphiuroidea
familyAmphiuridae
genusAmphiura
speciesplana

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.

†Amphiura plana Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:31:15
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:51:02
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura plana (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura plana (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura plana (99235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Amphiura plana (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Amphiura plana (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Amphiura plana (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Amphiura plana (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Amphiura plana (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Amphiura plana (32160)