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Sinosura fasciata

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae

Taxonomy
Sinosura fasciata was named by Kutscher and Villier (2003). It is not extant. Its type specimen is holotype MHNH 9056, paratype MHNH 9057. Its type locality is Echinodermata, Marls of the Variabilis zone, Thouars, which is in a Toarcian offshore marl in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Sinosura fasciata Kutscher and Villier p. 185 figs. 3.9, 4.1, 4.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
infraorderChilophiurina
familyAplocomidae
subfamilyAplocominae
genusSinosura
speciesfasciata

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.

Sinosura fasciata Kutscher and Villier 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M Kutscher and L Villier 2003Ophiuroid with small lateral arm plates with
conspicuous pitted surface ornament and a distal tongue, the
frontal margin of which forms an obvious angle with the row
of spine tubercles.
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

Age range: Middle Toarcian or 182.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Sinosura fasciata (type locality: 31839)