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Archaeophiomusium

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Taxonomy
Archaeophiomusium was named by Hattin (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: P l P Leon]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ophiolepididae by Hattin (1967); to Ophiuridae by Mayou (1969); and to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Ophiuraster Miller p. 359
1967Archaeophiomusium Hattin p. 492
1969Archaeophiomusium Mayou p. 936
2002Archaeophiomusium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyOphiolepididae()
genusArchaeophiomusium

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.

G. †Archaeophiomusium Hattin 1967
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Archaeophiomusium andinum Sanchez 1983
Invalid names: Ophiuraster Miller 1958 [replaced]
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
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-11 13:38:22
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:48:07
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Warner 1982

Age range: base of the Noginskian to the top of the Kungurian or 301.20000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Noginskian301.2 - 300.1USA (Kansas) Ophiuraster burrisi (94604)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Oklahoma) Ophiuraster burrisi (94603)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Ophiuraster burrisi (94602)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) A. burrisi, A. bispinosum (97421)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Venezuela (Trujillo) A. andinum (95255)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Nevada) A. burrisi (38745 38826 38827)