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Ophioplinthaca fuerstenbergii

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ophiura furstenbergii was named by Müller (1847) [Destroyed]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Palaeocoma furstenbergii by d'Orbigny (1850), Boehm (1889); it was recombined as Ophiurites furstenbergii by Böhm (1891); it was recombined as Ophiolepis furstenbergii by Klinghardt (1933); it was recombined as Ophioplinthaca fuerstenbergii by Jagt (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Ophiura furstenbergii Müller p. 6 figs. pl. 1, fig. 3
1850Palaeocoma furstenbergii d'Orbigny p. 274
1889Palaeocoma furstenbergii Boehm p. 263
1891Ophiurites furstenbergii Böhm p. 100
1930Ophiura furstenbergii Klinghardt p. 716
1933Ophiolepis furstenbergii Klinghardt p. 957 figs. 7, pl. 50, fig. 6-7
1989Ophiura furstenbergii van Birgelen p. 17
1998Ophiura furstenbergii Jagt p. 79 fig. 4
2000Ophioplinthaca fuerstenbergii Jagt pp. 11-16 figs. 1; pl. 7, fig. 6-12, 13; pl. 11 fig. 7?

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

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.

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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, Warner 1982, Aberhan 1992

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)