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Ophiothrix royeri

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiotrichidae

Taxonomy
Ophiurella royeri was named by de Loriol (1872). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ophiothrix royeri by Hess (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Ophiurella royeri de Loriol
1960Ophiothrix royeri Hess p. 396 figs. 7-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyOphiactoidea
familyOphiotrichidae()
genusOphiothrix
speciesroyeri()

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.

†Ophiothrix royeri de Loriol 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2009-09-11 13:53:09
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:53:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Spencer and Wright 1966, Warner 1982, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiothrix royeri (62062)