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Ophiacantha biformis

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ophiacantha biformis was named by Hess (1975). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Holotype M 9061.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ophiacantha biformis Hess p. 594 figs. 10-12; pl. 1, fig. 5, 6

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

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.

Ophiacantha biformis Hess 1975
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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 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiacantha biformis (58317)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiacantha biformis (31894)