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Ophiacanthidae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ophiacanthidae Perrier
1915Ophiacanthidae Matsumoto p. 62
1933Ophiocanopidae Mortensen
1966Ophiacanthidae Spencer and Wright p. U98
1985Ophioplinthacinae Paterson
1986Ophiacanthidae Shone p. 905
1995Ophiacanthidae Smith et al.
2000Ophiacanthidae Jagt p. 10
2000Ophioplinthacinae Jagt p. 10
2008Ophiacanthidae Storc and Zitt p. 126
2011Ophiacanthidae Thuy p. 217
2011Ophioplinthacinae Thuy p. 217
2011Ophiacanthidae Thuy and Kroh p. 781
2013Ophiacanthidae Thuy et al. p. 518
2017Ophiacanthidae O'Hara et al.
2018Ophiacanthidae O'Hara et al. p. 14

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

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. Ophiacanthidae Perrier 1893
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G. †Leadagmara Thuy et al. 2013
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†Leadagmara gracilispina Thuy et al. 2013
G. Ophiacantha Müller and Troschel 1842
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†Ophiacantha biformis Hess 1975
†Ophiacantha binitorulosa Kristan-Tollmann et al. 1979
†Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen 1951
†Ophiacantha dorecki Hess 1962
†Ophiacantha punctata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiacantha rugosa Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiacantha striata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiacantha subtilirugosa Kristan-Tollmann and Gramann 1992
G. †Ophioglyphoida Chapman 1934
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†Ophioglyphoida fosteri Chapman 1934
G. †Ophiolancea Shone 1986
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G. †Ophiopinna Hess 1960
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†Ophiopinna elegans Heller 1858
G. Ophioplinthaca Verrill 1899
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Invalid names: Ophiacanthinae Paterson 1985 [empty], Ophiocanopidae Mortensen 1933 [synonym], Ophioplinthacinae Paterson 1985 [invalid subgroup]
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
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: FEEDING: Primarily predatory and scavenging carnivores according to Warner (1982).f
Created: 2009-09-11 13:39:13
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:48:16
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 Julian to the top of the Danian or 235.00000 to 61.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Japan Leadagmara gracilispina (152134)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran Ophiacantha sp., Ophiacantha binitorulosa (41330)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) Ophiacantha binitorulosa, Ophiacantha subtilirugosa (99843)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Luxembourg Ophiacantha toarcensis (32014)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7France Inexpectacantha acrobatica (106348)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Switzerland Ophiacantha dorecki (58314)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Switzerland Ophiacantha toarcensis (58315)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Ophiacantha toarcensis (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Switzerland Ophiacantha toarcensis (58316)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Ophiacantha toarcensis (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany (Thüringen) Ophiacantha toarcensis, Ophiacantha dorecki (31988)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany (Bayern) Ophiacantha toarcensis, Ophiacantha dorecki (31989)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Germany (Brandenburg) Ophiacantha constricta (32016)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland Ophiacantha liesbergensis (61717)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Ophiopinna elegans (58221)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ophiacantha suprajurassica (61718 61719)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiacantha francojurassica, Ophiacantha biformis (31894)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiacantha biformis (58317) Ophiacantha suprajurassica, Ophiacantha constricta (61723)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ophiacantha suprajurassica, Ophiacantha constricta (61724)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiacantha constricta (58568)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4South Africa Ophiolancea swartkopensis (65285)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Ophiacanthidae indet. (75576) Ophiacanthidae indet. B (177726)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Antarctica Ophiacantha sp. (216890)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Ophiacantha fosteri (81521)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiacantha danica (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiacantha danica (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiacantha striata (99235)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium Ophiura furstenbergii (32171)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophiacantha n. sp., Ophiacantha danica (38809)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophiacantha danica (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophiacantha danica, Ophiacantha rugosa, Ophiacantha striata (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Landes) Ophiacantha n. sp. (214061)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiacantha danica (32158)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiacantha sp., Ophiacantha danica, Ophiacantha punctata, Ophiacantha rugosa, Ophiacantha striata (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophiacantha danica, Ophiacantha punctata, Ophiacantha rugosa, Ophiacantha striata (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Ophiacantha danica (32162)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Ophiacantha danica (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (New Jersey) Ophiacantha sp. (58941)