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Ophiocomidae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiocomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ophiocomidae Ljungman
1915Ophiocomidae Matsumoto p. 91
1966Ophiocomidae Spencer and Wright p. U97
1995Ophiocomidae Smith et al.
2000Ophiocomidae Jagt p. 26
2008Ophiocomidae Storc and Zitt p. 131
2018Ophiocomidae O'Hara et al. p. 16

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

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. Ophiocomidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophiocoma Agassiz 1836
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†Ophiocoma hessi Rasmussen 1972
†Ophiocoma ishidai Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiocoma nereida Wright 1880
†Ophiocoma rasmusseni Hess 1960
†Ophiocoma senonensis Valette 1914
Invalid names: Ophiocominae 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: suspension feederf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: FEEDING: Primarily suspension feeders, and secondarily predatory and scavenging carnivores and surface deposit feeding according to Warner (1982).f
Created: 2009-09-11 13:47:01
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:56:01
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Warner 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Danian or 161.50000 to 61.66000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom Ophiocoma nereida (59040)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom Ophiocoma rasmusseni (63044)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czech Republic Amphiura senonensis (35109)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Ophiocoma rasmusseni (59055)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Czech Republic Amphiura senonensis (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czech Republic Amphiura senonensis (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czech Republic Ophiocoma senonensis (99235)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom Amphiura senonensis (63047)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Amphiura senonensis (58919)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Amphiura senonensis (58922)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (32147) Ophiocoma senonensis (32150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophiocoma senonensis (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (38807 38810) Ophiocoma senonensis (38808 38809)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma ishidai, Ophiocoma senonensis (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiocoma senonensis (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Landes) Ophiocoma n. sp., Ophiocoma senonensis (214113) Ophiocoma rasmusseni (214061) Ophiocoma senonensis (214126)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (32023)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain Amphiura senonensis (59070)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands Ophiocoma rasmusseni, Ophiocoma senonensis (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Netherlands (Limburg) Ophiocoma senonensis (32170)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Amphiura senonensis (58941)