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Nodolanx

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Nodolanx is a genus. Its type is Nodolanx multinodosa.

It was assigned to Asteroidea by Bizzarini (1993); to Crinoidea by Broglio Loriga et al. (1999); and to Ophiuroidea by Bizzarini (2001).

Species
N. gambillarai, N. multinodosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Nodolanx Bizzarini p. 160
1999Nodolanx Broglio Loriga et al. p. 62
2001Nodolanx Bizzarini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
genusNodolanx

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.

G. †Nodolanx
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Nodolanx gambillarai Bizzarini 2001
Nodolanx multinodosa Kristan-Tollmann 1976
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: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Julian or 241.46400 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy N. multinodosa (50967 50968 50969 50972)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy N. multinodosa (50988)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy N. multinodosa (50975 50981 50982 50987 50989)