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Ophioscolex clivulus

Ophiuroidea - Ophioscolecida - Ophioscolecidae

Taxonomy
Ophioscolex clivulus was named by Kutscher and Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype FGWG 112/3, paratypes RGM 428 027, MHMM JJ 5402b.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Ophioscolex clivulus Jagt p. 10 figs. pl. 17, fig. 6
2000Ophioscolex clivulus Kutscher and Jagt p. 58 figs. pl. 30, fig. 9-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphioscolecida
familyOphioscolecidaeLütken 1869
genusOphioscolex
speciesclivulus

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.

Ophioscolex clivulus Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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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: 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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophioscolex clivulus (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophioscolex clivulus (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophioscolex clivulus (32023)