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Ophioplinthaca

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ophioplinthaca was named by Verrill (1899). It is extant. It is the type genus of Ophioplinthacinae.

It was assigned to Ophioplinthacinae by Jagt (2000); and to Ophiacanthidae by O'Hara et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ophioplinthaca Verrill
2000Ophioplinthaca Jagt p. 11
2018Ophioplinthaca O'Hara et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
familyOphiacanthidae
genusOphioplinthaca

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. Ophioplinthaca Verrill 1899
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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: carnivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-11 13:39:13
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:48:16
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Warner 1982

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Ophiura furstenbergii (32171)