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Hemieuryalidae

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Hemieuryalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Hemieuryalidae Verrill
1915Hemieuryalidae Matsumoto p. 65
1966Hemieuryalidae Spencer and Wright p. U99
1995Hemieuryalidae Smith et al.
2017Hemieuryalidae O'Hara et al.
2018Hemieuryalidae O'Hara et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyHemieuryalidae
familyHemieuryalidae

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. Hemieuryalidae Verrill 1899
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G. Hemieuryale von Martens 1867
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Hemieuryale parva Kutscher and Jagt 2000
G. Ophiozonella Matsumoto 1915
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Ophiozonella stoehrae Thuy and Kroh 2011
G. Sigsbeia Lyman 1878
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Sigsbeia lunaris Hess 1962
Invalid names: Hemieuryalinae 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: 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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 199.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 192.9 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Luxembourg Hemieuryale sp. (32014)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Hemieuryale lunaris (59030)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Switzerland Hemieuryale lunaris (58314)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom Hemieuryale sp., Sigsbeia lunaris (62253)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Poitou-Charentes) Sigsbeia lunaris (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Thüringen) Sigsbeia lunaris (31988)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany (Bayern) Sigsbeia lunaris (31989)
Middle Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Sigsbeia lunaris (31990)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Hemieuryale argoviensis (61723) Hemieuryale sp. (58317)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Hemieuryale argoviensis (61724)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Ophiozonella stoehrae (75576 177726)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Hemieuryale parva (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Hemieuryale parva (32023)