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Ophiothela
Taxonomy
Ophiothela was named by Verrill (1867). It is extant.
It was assigned to Ophiothricidae by Verrill (1867), Matsumoto (1915), Spencer and Wright (1966), Kutscher and Jagt (2000); and to Ophiotrichidae by O'Hara et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Ophiothricidae by Verrill (1867), Matsumoto (1915), Spencer and Wright (1966), Kutscher and Jagt (2000); and to Ophiotrichidae by O'Hara et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1867 | Ophiothela Verrill |
| 1915 | Ophiothela Matsumoto p. 74 |
| 1966 | Ophiothela Spencer and Wright p. U102 |
| 2000 | Ophiothela Kutscher and Jagt p. 74 |
| 2018 | Ophiothela O'Hara et al. p. 22 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Warner 1982, Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | France (Landes) | O. sp. (38809) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | O. semirotunda (32022) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian | Denmark | O. semirotunda (32023) |