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Ophiomusium fitchii

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae

Taxonomy
Ophiura fitchii was named by Spencer (1907). Its type specimen is Holotype 2294, Norwich Castle Museum and is a cast.

It was recombined as Ophiomusium fitchii by Villier (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Ophiura fitchii Spencer p. 103 figs. pl. 27 figs 2a, 2b
2010Ophiomusium fitchii Villier

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

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 fitchii Spencer 1907
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. K. Spencer 1907Body large and stoutly built. Disc covered with large swollen plates. Radials contiguous, large, kidney-shaped. Upper and lower armplates small.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available