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Ophiosmilax alternatus

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiobyrsidae

Taxonomy
Ophiosmilax alternatus was named by Kutscher and Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ophiuroids, lower Maastrichtian, Mon, Denmark, which is in a Maastrichtian/Maastrichtian offshore wackestone in Denmark.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Transspondylus bubnoffi Müller p. 20 figs. pl. 2, fig. E1-5
1951Transspondylus bubnoffi Rasmussen p. 53
1997Transspondylus bubnoffi Storc p. 173
2000Ophiosmilax alternatus Jagt p. 7 figs. pl. 1, fig. 1-2
2000Ophiosmilax alternatus Kutscher and Jagt p. 47 figs. pl. 31, fig. 8-12; pl. 33, fig. 9-11
2004Ophiosmilax alternatus Storc p. 397 figs. figs. 5-8
2008Ophiosmilax alternatus Storc and Zitt pp. 124-125 figs. Fig. 4A–F

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

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.

†Ophiosmilax alternatus Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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Invalid names: Transspondylus bubnoffi Müller 1950 [synonym]
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Czech Republic Ophiosmilax alternatus, Transspondylus bubnoffi (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czech Republic Ophiosmilax alternatus (62041) Ophiosmilax alternatus, Transspondylus bubnoffi (62042 62043)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czech Republic Ophiosmilax alternatus (99235)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tunisia Ophiosmilax alternatus (58091)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Ophiosmilax alternatus (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophiosmilax alternatus (32024)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiosmilax alternatus (32148 32151)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiosmilax alternatus (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Ophiosmilax alternatus (type locality: 32023)