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Chilophiurina

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida

Taxonomy
Chilophiurina was named by Matsumoto (1915). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophiurina by Smith et al. (1995), Jagt (2000), Hess and Meyer (2008); and to Ophiurida by Storc and Zitt (2008).

Subtaxa
Aplocomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Chilophiurina Matsumoto
1995Chilophiurina Smith et al.
2000Chilophiurina Jagt p. 16
2008Chilophiurina Hess and Meyer p. 30
2008Chilophiurina Storc and Zitt p. 128

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

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.

Infraor. Chilophiurina Matsumoto 1915
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Fm. †Aplocomidae Hess 1965
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Subfm. †Aplocominae Hess and Meyer 2008
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G. †Geocoma d'Orbigny 1850
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†Geocoma canjuersensis Roman et al. 1993
†Geocoma carinata Goldfuss 1833
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Invalid names: Ophiocten kelheimense Boehm 1889 [synonym]
†Geocoma libanotica König 1825
†Geocoma magna Bataller 1941
†Geocoma planata Quenstedt 1876
†Geocoma schoentalensis Hess and Meyer 2008
G. †Sinosura Hess 1964
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†Sinosura brodiei Wright 1866
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Invalid names: Ophiopinna helvetica Hess 1962 [synonym], Ophiura longivertebralis Wolburg 1939 [synonym]
†Sinosura extensa Kutscher and Villier 2003
†Sinosura fasciata Kutscher and Villier 2003
†Sinosura jasmundensis Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Sinosura portei Guillaume 1926
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Invalid names: Ophiolepis ranvillensis Porte 1927 [objective synonym]
†Sinosura reicheli Hess 1965
†Sinosura schneideri Kutscher 1987
†Sinosura wolburgi Hess 1960
G. †Arenorbis Hess 1970
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†Arenorbis squamosus Picard 1858
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Invalid names: Acroura armata Picard 1886 [synonym], Acroura pellioperta Picard 1889 [synonym], Aspidura coronaeformis Picard 1858 [synonym]
Subfm. †Ophiopetrinae Hess and Meyer 2008
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G. †Ophiohybris Hess 1964
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†Ophiohybris griesbachii Wright 1854
G. †Ophiopetra Enay and Hess 1962
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†Ophiopetra bathonica Hess 1964
†Ophiopetra lithographica Enay and Hess 1962
†Ophiopetra oertlii Hess 1965
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 Illyrian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 243.33000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland (Silesia) Arenorbis squamosus (32083)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Germany Ophioderma squamosa (90045)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Thuringia) Acroura armata, Aspidura coronaeformis (89457) Acroura squamosa (89874)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Arenorbis squamosus (31995) Ophioderma squamosa (89456)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Luxembourg Sinosura brodiei, Sinosura wolburgi (32014)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Sinosura brodiei (59029)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Belgium (Belgian Lorraine) Sinosura wolburgi (58530)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Sinosura brodiei (90041)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Sinosura brodiei (59030)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2France Sinosura sp. (106348)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Switzerland Ophiopinna helvetica (58314)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Switzerland Ophiopinna helvetica (58315)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom Sinosura brodiei (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Switzerland Ophiopinna helvetica (58316)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Germany (Baden-Würtemberg) Sinosura brodiei (31896)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Sinosura brodiei (31987)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Spain (Tarragona) Geocoma magna (58576)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Poitou-Charentes) Sinosura schneideri, Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura brodiei, Sinosura fasciata, Sinosura extensa (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Thüringen) Sinosura schneideri, Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura brodiei (31988)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany (Bayern) Sinosura schneideri, Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura brodiei (31989)
Middle Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Sinosura sp., Sinosura schneideri, Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura brodiei (31990)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Switzerland Geocoma schoentalensis (83659)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Switzerland Ophiopetra bathonica (32036)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Orne) Ophiopeza portei (58524)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom Ophiohybris griesbachii (59036) Ophiopetra bathonica (59035)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Ophiopeza portei (58932)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Germany (Brandenburg) Sinosura schneideri, Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura wolburgi, Sinosura derecta (32016)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Ophiopetra lithographica, Ophiopinna derecta, Ophiopinna wolburgi (61717)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura reicheli (61719) Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura wolburgi (61718)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Ophiopinna wolburgi (62046)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura wolburgi (58565 58568) Sinosura wolburgi (58564)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Ophiopetra oertlii (58317) Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura wolburgi (61723)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Ophiopetra oertlii, Sinosura wolburgi (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France (Haut-Rhin) Sinosura sp., Ophiopetra oertlii (31894)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France Ophiopetra lithographica (58657 58659) Ophiopetra lithographica, Ophiopsammus kelheimensis (58209) Ophiopsammus kelheimensis (58658)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Sinosura kelheimense (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Ophiopetra lithographica, Sinosura kelheimense (31991)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Geocoma carinata, Geocoma canjuersensis (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Geocoma carinata (58604) Ophiopetra lithographica, Sinosura kelheimensis (58605)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Var) Geocoma carinata, Geocoma canjuersensis (58575)
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Ophiopetra lithographica (58301) Ophiopetra lithographica, Sinosura brodiei (31913) Ophiopetra lithographica, Sinosura wolburgi (58299 58300)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Sinosura sp. (83796)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Sinosura sp., Sinosura schneideri, Sinosura jasmundensis (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Sinosura jasmundensis (32023)