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Ophiactis sulcata

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiactidae

Taxonomy
Ophiactis sulcata was named by Kutscher and Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype FGWG 112/20, paratype RGM 428 008.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Ophiactis sulcata Jagt p. 26 figs. pl. 11, fig. 6?
2000Ophiactis sulcata Kutscher and Jagt p. 75 figs. pl. 23, fig. 8-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyOphiactoidea
familyOphiactidae
genusOphiactis
speciessulcata

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.

Ophiactis sulcata 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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-11 13:52:00
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:52:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Warner 1982, 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) Ophiactis sulcata (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiactis sulcata (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophiactis sulcata (32023)