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Ophiacantha toarcensis

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ophiacantha toarcensis was named by Hess (1962). It is not extant.

Entered
by L. Villier on 2006-07-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Ophiacantha toarcensis Hess p. 649 figs. 122-125
1991Ophiacantha toarcensis Kutscher and Hary p. 45 figs. pl. 1, fig. 4a, 4b
1996Ophiacantha toarcensis Kutscher p. 17 figs. pl. 3, fig. 1-5
2003Ophiacantha toarcensis Kutscher and Villier p. 183 figs. 3.5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
AnkhuridaThuy et al. 2024
OphiovalidaThuy et al. 2024
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
familyOphiacanthidae
genusOphiacantha
speciestoarcensis

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: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 199.50000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Luxembourg Ophiacantha toarcensis (32014)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Switzerland Ophiacantha toarcensis (58315)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Switzerland Ophiacantha toarcensis (58316)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom Ophiacantha toarcensis (62253)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Poitou-Charentes) Ophiacantha toarcensis (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Thüringen) Ophiacantha toarcensis (31988)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany (Bayern) Ophiacantha toarcensis (31989)