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Ophiodermatidae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ophiodermatidae Ljungman
1915Ophiodermatidae Clark and Twitchell p. 178
1915Ophiodermatidae Matsumoto p. 83
1939Ophiodermatidae Wolburg p. 30
1966Ophiodermatidae Spencer and Wright p. U97
1995Ophiodermatidae Smith et al.
2000Ophiodermatidae Jagt p. 27
2008Ophiodermatidae Storc and Zitt p. 131
2017Ophiodermatidae O'Hara et al.
2018Ophiodermatidae O'Hara et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
infraorderOphiodermatina
superfamilyOphiodermatoidea
familyOphiodermatidae
familyOphiodermatidae

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.

Fm. Ophiodermatidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophioderma Müller and Troschel 1840
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†Ophioderma dentata Kutscher 1988
†Ophioderma radiatum Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophioderma rugensis Müller 1950
†Ophioderma squamosum Schöndorf 1913
†Ophioderma substriatum Rasmussen 1950
†Ophioderma waliabadensis Kristan-Tollmann et al. 1979
G. †Ophiopsammus Lütken 1869
G. †Palaeocoma d'Orbigny 1850
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†Palaeocoma escheri Herr 1865
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Invalid names: Ophiura ventrocarinata Quenstedt 1876 [synonym]
†Palaeocoma milleri Phillips 1829
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Invalid names: Ophioderma carinata Wright 1866 [synonym], Palaeocoma egertoni Broderip 1835 [synonym], Palaeocoma gaveyi Wright 1854 [synonym]
†Palaeocoma raiblana Toula 1887
Invalid names: Ophiodermatinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: FEEDING: Primarily predatory and scavenging carnivores, and secondarily surface deposit feeding according to Warner (1982).f
Created: 2009-09-11 13:54:45
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:54:45
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Warner 1982

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 254.17000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 252.17 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Ophioderma qingchangensis (32497)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Ophioderma squamosum (63536)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Ophioderma squamosum (63538)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Serbia and Montenegro Palaeocoma raiblana (63543)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ophioderma sp. (212183)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) Ophioderma waliabadensis (99843)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran Ophioderma waliabadensis (41330)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France Ophioderma gaveyi (39366)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Germany Palaeocoma sp. (93290)
Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Switzerland Palaeocoma escheri (61725)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Luxembourg Palaeocoma escheri, Palaeocoma milleri (32014)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Italy Palaeocoma sp. (90673)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Switzerland Palaeocoma gaveyi (58314)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7France Palaeocoma milleri (106348)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophioderma gaveyi (33336)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Palaeocoma milleri (59029 59031)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom Palaeocoma milleri (62260)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Palaeocoma milleri, Ophioderma dentata (32015)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Palaeocoma milleri (59030) Palaeocoma milleri, Ophioderma tenuibrachiata (42242)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophiura egertoni (139749)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Switzerland Palaeocoma gaveyi (58315)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Switzerland Palaeocoma gaveyi (58316)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Palaeocoma milleri (62253)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Germany (Brandenburg) Ophioderma spectabilis (32016)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ophioderma spectabilis (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Haut-Rhin) Ophioderma spectabilis (31894)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophioderma spectabilis (58317)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Ophiura substriata (35109)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiura substriata (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiura substriata (35163 62041 62042 62043)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophioderma substriatum (99235)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6United Kingdom Ophiura substriata (63043)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Ophioderma substriatum (64005)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophioderma radiatum, Ophioderma substriatum (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophioderma substriatum (38807 213857 213870)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophioderma radiatum (32024)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophioderma radiatum, Ophioderma substriatum (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Landes) Ophioderma sp. (214113 214126)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophioderma substriatum (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophioderma radiatum, Ophioderma substriatum (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophioderma substriatum (32149)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Ophioderma radiatum (32159)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Ophiodermatidae indet. (46977)