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Ophiaxina

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Ophiaxina was named by Müller (1950). It is not extant. Its type is Ophiaxina intercarinata.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Spencer and Wright (1966).

It was assigned to Ophiuridea by Müller (1950).

Species
O. intercarinata (type species)
Entered
by L. Villier on 2006-07-02; modified by L. Villier on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Ophiaxina Müller p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
subclassOphiuridea
genusOphiaxina

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.

G. †Ophiaxina Müller 1950
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Ophiaxina intercarinata Müller 1950
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available