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Ophioscolex cretaceus

Ophiuroidea - Ophioscolecida - Ophioscolecidae

Taxonomy
Ophioscolex cretaceus was named by Kutscher and Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype FGWG 112/3, Partypes RGM 428 015, NHMM JJ 5397.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Ophioscolex cretaceus Jagt p. 10 figs. pl. 2, fig. 2-3
2000Ophioscolex cretaceus Kutscher and Jagt p. 59 figs. pl. 30, fig. 5-8

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

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 cretaceus 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 Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Ophioscolex cretaceus (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophioscolex cretaceus (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophioscolex cretaceus (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Ophioscolex cretaceus (32023)