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Ophiohybris

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae

Taxonomy
Ophiohybris was named by Hess (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Ophioderma griesbachii.

It was assigned to Ophiurida by Hess (1964); and to Ophiopetrinae by Hess and Meyer (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ophiohybris Hess p. 787
2008Ophiohybris Hess and Meyer p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
infraorderChilophiurina
familyAplocomidae
subfamilyOphiopetrinae
genusOphiohybris

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. †Ophiohybris Hess 1964
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Ophiohybris griesbachii Wright 1854
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008Dorsal side unknown; oral plates with raised proximal end; five oral papillae, the two distal papillae conical; teeth obtuse; adoral shields barely in contact; genital scale not flat; 3-4 robust arm spines, length corresponding to arm segment; tentacle pores very large; ventral arm plates narrow but contiguous.
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: Late/Upper Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom O. griesbachii (59036)