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Palaeocoma milleri

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae

Taxonomy
Ophiura milleri was named by Phillips (1829). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Palaeocoma milleri by d'Orbigny (1850), Hess (1960) and Hess (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Ophiura milleri Phillips p. 169 figs. pl. 13, fig. 20
1835Ophiura egertoni Broderip p. 202 figs. pl. 12, fig. 5, 6
1837Ophiura egertoni Broderip p. 174 figs. pl. 12, fig. 5, 6, 6*
1843Ophioderma egertoni Forbes p. 233 fig. 4
1850Palaeocoma milleri d'Orbigny p. 240
1854Ophioderma gaveyi Wright p. 376 figs. pl. 13, fig. 1a-c
1866Ophioderma carinata Wright p. 148 figs. pl. 16, fig. 1
1960Palaeocoma milleri Hess p. 774 figs. 14, 15
1960Palaeocoma egertoni Hess p. 778 figs. 16-17
1960Palaeocoma gaveyi Hess p. 782 figs. 19-21
1962Palaeocoma gaveyi Hess pp. 613-620 figs. figs. 1-11, 49-52, 55, 59, 60, 92
1964Palaeocoma milleri Hess p. 759 figs. figs. 1-3

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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
speciesmilleri()

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 milleri Phillips 1829
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Invalid names: Ophioderma carinata Wright 1866 [synonym], Palaeocoma egertoni Broderip 1835 [synonym], Palaeocoma gaveyi Wright 1854 [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: Warner 1982, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 208.50000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France Ophioderma gaveyi (39366)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Luxembourg Palaeocoma milleri (32014)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7France Palaeocoma milleri (106348)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Switzerland Palaeocoma gaveyi (58314)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophioderma gaveyi (33336)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Palaeocoma milleri (59029 59031)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom Palaeocoma milleri (62260)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Palaeocoma milleri (32015)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Palaeocoma milleri (42242 59030)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophiura egertoni (139749)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Switzerland Palaeocoma gaveyi (58315)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Palaeocoma milleri (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Switzerland Palaeocoma gaveyi (58316)