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Ophiopinna elegans

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Geocoma elegans was named by Heller (1858). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ophiopinna elegans by Hess (1960), Dietl and Mundlos (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Geocoma elegans Heller p. 167 figs. pl. 5, fig. 1-3
1889Geocoma elegans Boehm p. 267
1960Ophiopinna elegans Hess
1972Ophiopinna elegans Dietl and Mundlos p. 450 figs. figs. 1-11

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

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.

Ophiopinna elegans Heller 1858
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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
Created: 2009-09-11 13:39:13
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:48:16
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Warner 1982

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Ophiopinna elegans (58221)