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Ophiomusium murravii

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae

Taxonomy
Ophiolepis murravii was named by Forbes (1843). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ophiomusium murravii by Hess (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Ophiolepis murravii Forbes p. 233 figs. fig. 1
1866Ophiolepis murravii Wright p. 151 figs. pl. 14 fig. 1, 2; pl. 17 figs. 2-4; pl. 19 fig. 2
1889Ophiolepis murravii Boehm p. 272
1964Ophiomusium murravii Hess p. 783

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiomusina
familyOphiosphalmidae
genusOphiomusium
speciesmurravii()

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.

†Ophiomusium murravii Forbes 1843
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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: 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: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7France Ophiomusium murravii (106348)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophiomusium murravii (59031)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Ophiomusium murravii (59030)