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Ophiura wetherelli

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophiura wetherelli was named by Forbes (1852). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Lectotype, BMNH E.2670.

It was recombined as Ophioglypha wetherelli by Davis (1923) and Rundle and Cooper (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Ophiura wetherelli Forbes p. 32 figs. pl. 4, fig. 7
1866Ophiura wetherelli Busk pp. pl. 12, fig. 4
1923Ophioglypha wetherelli Davis p. 113 figs. pl. 3
1970Ophioglypha wetherelli Rundle and Cooper pp. 114-120
1972Ophiura wetherelli Rasmussen p. 64 figs. pl. 7, fig. 1-5, pl. 13, fig. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusOphiura
specieswetherelli

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.

Ophiura wetherelli Forbes 1852
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available