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Palaeocoma escheri

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae

Taxonomy
Ophioderma escheri was named by Herr (1865). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Sammlung der geologischen Abteilung, Zürich.

It was recombined as Palaeocoma escheri by Hess (1960) and Hess (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ophioderma escheri Herr p. 71 figs. 34a-f
1876Ophiura ventrocarinata Quenstedt p. 136 figs. pl. 95, fig. 19
1960Palaeocoma escheri Hess p. 772 figs. 1-10
1964Palaeocoma escheri Hess p. 756

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

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.

†Palaeocoma escheri Herr 1865
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Invalid names: Ophiura ventrocarinata Quenstedt 1876 [synonym]
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
Created: 2009-09-11 13:54:45
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:54:45
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Warner 1982

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Middle Hettangian or 199.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Switzerland Palaeocoma escheri (61725)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Luxembourg Palaeocoma escheri (32014)