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Ophiacantha francojurassica

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ophiacantha francojurassica was named by Hess (1975). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Holotype M 9123. Its type locality is Humeralis-Schichten, Upper Oxfordian, Raederdorf, Haut-Rhin, which is in an Oxfordian offshore marl in the Humeralis Schichten Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ophiacantha francojurassica Hess p. 605 figs. 5-7; pl. 1, fig. 3-5

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

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: Warner 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004, 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) Ophiacantha francojurassica (type locality: 31894)