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Euryalida (basket star)

Ophiuroidea - Euryalida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Euryalida Lamarck
1995Euryalida Smith et al.
2000Euryalida Jagt p. 8
2017Euryalida O'Hara et al.
2018Euryalida O'Hara et al. p. 6

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

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.

Or. Euryalida Lamarck 1816 [basket star]
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Fm. Asteronychidae Müller and Troschel 1840
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G. Asteronyx Müller and Troschel 1842
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†Asteronyx simplex Müller 1950
†Asteronyx spinulosa Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Fm. Euryalidae Gray 1840
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G. Euryale Oken 1815
G. Trichaster Agassiz 1836
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†Trichaster ornatus Rasmussen 1950
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Invalid names: Asteronyx granulosus Müller 1950 [synonym]
Fm. Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Astrodendrum Döderlein 1911
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†Astrodendrum pilleri Kroh 2003
G. Astrophyton Fleming 1828
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Invalid names: Gorgonocephalinae Döderlein 1911 [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 Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Langhian or 93.90000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Czechia Asteronychidae indet. (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Asteronychidae indet. (62041 62043)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden Asteronyx sp. (59071)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Trichaster sp., Trichaster ornatus (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Trichaster sp., Asteronyx simplex, Trichaster ornatus, Asteronyx spinulosa (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Trichaster ornatus (32148 32158)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Trichaster sp., Asteronyx simplex, Trichaster ornatus, Asteronyx spinulosa (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Trichaster ornatus (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Trichaster ornatus (32156 32157)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Trichaster ornatus (32161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Trichaster ornatus (32162)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands Trichaster sp., Trichaster ornatus (32160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Poland Asteronyx ornatus (64008)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands (Limburg) Trichaster ornatus (32169)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Gorgonocephalidae indet. (188985)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria (Burgenland) Astrodendrum pilleri (47991)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Malta (Island of Gozo) Euryalidae indet. (47990)