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Ophiocoma ishidai

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiocomidae

Taxonomy
Ophiocoma ishidai was named by Kutscher and Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype FGWG 112/16, paratype RGM 428 035. Its type locality is Rügen Island, White Chalk, which is in a Maastrichtian offshore shelf chalk in the White Chalk Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Ophiocoma ishidai Kutscher and Jagt p. 76 figs. pl. 28, fig. 10-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
infraorderOphiodermatina
superfamilyOphiocomoidea()
familyOphiocomidae
genusOphiocoma
speciesishidai

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.

†Ophiocoma ishidai 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: limitedg
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2010-02-11 23:59:14
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:59:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Warner 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiocoma ishidai (type locality: 32022)