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Oegophiurida

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Oegophiurida Matsumoto
1966Oegophiurida Spencer and Wright p. U82
1978Oegophiurida Harper and Morris p. 155
1983Oegophiurida Haude and Thomas p. 124
1997Oegophiurida Jell p. 306
1999Oegophiurida Jell and Theron p. 162
1999Oegophiurida Webster et al. p. 482
2001Oegophiurida Boczarowski p. 21
2002Oegophiurida Sepkoski
2007Oegophiurida Hunter et al. p. 80
2016Oegophiurida Blake et al. p. 176

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
orderOegophiurida

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.

Or. Oegophiurida Matsumoto 1915
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Subor. †Lysophiurina Gregory 1897
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Fm. †Palaeophiuridae Gregory 1897
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G. †Inyoaster Phleger, Jr. 1936
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†Inyoaster bradleyi Phleger, Jr. 1936
Fm. †Protasteridae Miller 1889
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G. †Astutuaster Boczarowski 2001
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†Astutuaster athleta Boczarowski 2001
G. †Budenbachia Stürtz 1886
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†Budenbachia beneckei Stürtz 1886
G. †Chattaster Hahn and Brauckmann 1981
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†Chattaster loculus Boczarowski 2001
G. †Drepanaster Whidborne 1898
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†Drepanaster grayae Spencer 1934
†Drepanaster scabrosus Whidborne 1896
†Drepanaster schohariae Ruedemann 1912
G. †Eugasterella Schuchert 1914
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†Eugasterella africana Jell and Theron 1999
†Eugasterella concinna Ringueberg 1886
†Eugasterella logani Hall 1868
†Eugasterella thorni Kesling 1969
Invalid names: Eugaster Hall 1868 [replaced]
G. †Furcaster Stürtz 1886
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†Furcaster aequoreus Boczarowski 2001
†Furcaster cataphractus Boczarowski 2001
†Furcaster decheni Stürtz 1886
†Furcaster leptosoma Salter 1857
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Invalid names: Squamaster echinatus Ringueberg 1886 [synonym], Sympterura minveri Bather 1905 [synonym]
†Furcaster palaeozoicus Stürtz 1886
†Furcaster trepidans Spencer 1925
†Furcaster zitteli Stürtz 1886
Invalid names: Eoluidia Stürtz 1886 [synonym], Eophiurites Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Palaespondylus Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Palastropecten Stürtz 1886 [synonym], Rhodostoma Sollas and Sollas 1912 [synonym], Squamaster Ringueberg 1886 [synonym], Sympterura Bather 1905 [synonym]
G. †Gamiroaster Reid et al. 2019
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†Gamiroaster tempestatis Reid et al. 2019
G. †Gregoriura Chapman 1907
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†Gregoriura spryi Chapman 1907
G. †Hypophiura Jaekel 1923
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†Hypophiura grayae Dean Shackleton 2005
G. †Mastigophiura Lehmann 1957
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†Mastigophiura grandis Lehmann 1957
G. †Palaeophiura Stürtz 1890
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†Palaeophiura simplex Stürtz 1890
G. †Protaster Forbes 1849
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†Protaster bicatenulata Ruedemann 1916
†Protaster groomi Spencer and Groom 1934
†Protaster piltonensis Spencer 1934
†Protaster salteri Salter and Sowerby 1845
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Invalid names: Protaster groomi Sollas and Sollas 1912 [synonym]
†Protaster sedgwickii Forbes 1849
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Invalid names: Protaster biforis Gregory 1897 [synonym]
†Protaster stellifer Ringueberg 1886
†Protaster ubaghsi Haude and Thomas 1983
Invalid names: Bohemura Jaekel 1903 [synonym], Urosoma Spencer 1930 [synonym]
Subfm. †Protasterinae Miller 1889
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G. †Teleosaster Hunter and McNamara 2017
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†Teleosaster creasyi Hunter and McNamara 2017
G. †Strataster Kesling and Le Vasseur 1971
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†Strataster devonicus Kesling 1972
†Strataster maciverorum Hotchkiss 1993
†Strataster ohioensis Kesling and Le Vasseur 1971
†Strataster stuckenbergi Rilett 1971
†Strataster wrighti Kesling 1970
G. †Taeniaster Billings 1858
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†Taeniaster armoricanus Hunter et al. 2007
†Taeniaster elegans Miller 1882
†Taeniaster ibericus Hammann and Schmincke 1986
†Taeniaster spinosus Billings 1857
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Invalid names: Protaster whiteavesianus Parks 1908 [synonym], Protasterina fimbriata Ulrich 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alepidaster Meek 1872 [synonym], Palaeophiomyxa Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Protasterina Ulrich 1878 [synonym]
G. †Weigeltura Boczarowski 2001
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†Weigeltura austera Boczarowski 2001
†Weigeltura beckeri Boczarowski 2001
Invalid names: Palaeophiomyxidae Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Taeniasteridae Gregory 1899 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ophioencrinasteriae Stürtz 1899 [synonym], Ophiurasteriae Schöndorf 1910 [synonym]
Subor. Zeugophiurina Matsumoto 1929
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Fm. †Furcasteridae Stürtz 1899
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G. †Tremataster Worthen and Miller 1883
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†Tremataster decheni Dewalque 1880
†Tremataster difficilis Worthen and Miller 1883
Fm. †Lapworthuridae Gregory 1897
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G. †Hallaster Stürtz 1886
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†Hallaster cylindricus Billings 1857
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Invalid names: Protaster forbesi Hall 1860 [synonym]
Invalid names: Taeniura Gregory 1897 [synonym]
G. †Lapworthura Gregory 1897
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†Lapworthura lehmanni Glass and Poschmann 2006
†Lapworthura miltoni Salter 1857
†Lapworthura sollasi Spencer 1914
G. †Miospondylus Gregory 1897
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†Miospondylus rhenanus Stürtz 1893
G. †Ophiopolytretus Webster et al. 1999
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†Ophiopolytretus aethus Webster et al. 1999
Invalid names: Palaeospondylidae Stürtz 1899 [synonym]
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Kungurian or 459.00000 to 272.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 458.4 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4France Protaster sp. (216849)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain Taeniaster ibericus (93271)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) Inyoaster bradleyi (200047)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Bohemura sp. (3865)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Palaeocoma cylindrica (180117)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Taeniaster sp., Protasterina maximus (34895)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Alepidaster sp. (384)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Alepidaster sp. (387 388 391)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Alepidaster sp. (389 390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Taeniaster meafordensis (173368)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Taeniaster elegans (173296)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Taeniaster sp., Alepidaster sp. (392 393)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom Furcaster leptosoma (99373 224104)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Protaster stellifer (12936 26854)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom Protaster sedgwickii (99378)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (Victoria) Urosoma sp. (494)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Victoria) Urosoma glabridiscus (8030 25711)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom Protaster sedgwickii, Furcaster leptosoma (99394) Urosoma hirudo (99392)
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.2United Kingdom Lapworthura miltoni, Furcaster leptosoma (95143)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Argentina (Jachal) Furcaster separatus (39230)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Lapworthura sp., Urosoma sp. (647)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Taeniaster beneckei (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Taeniaster beneckei, Lapworthura lehmanni, Palaeophiomyxa grandis, Palaeophiura simplex, Furcaster palaeozoicus, Miospondylus rhenanus, Mastigophiura grandis, Furcaster decheni, Furcaster zitteli (26904)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Eugasterella africana (35582) Gamiroaster tempestatis (199483)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Furcaster cataphractus (94468) Weigeltura austera, Chattaster loculus, Furcaster cataphractus (94469)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Weigeltura beckeri (94470)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland Weigeltura beckeri (99470)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Astutuaster athleta, Furcaster aequoreus (94509) Furcaster aequoreus (94507 94508)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa Drepanaster sp., Eugasterella africana, Strataster stuckenbergi (35592) Eugasterella africana (35593) Strataster ohioensis, Strataster stuckenbergi (39149) Strataster sp. (39148)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7Canada (Ontario) Eugasterella thorni (193694)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Furcaster aequoreus (94484)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Strataster maciverorum (113107)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Strataster devonicus (38469)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland Furcaster cataphractus (82904 99476)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian383.7 - 379.5Poland Furcaster cataphractus (82612)
Middle Givetian - Late/Upper Givetian383.0 - 382.7Poland Furcaster cataphractus (99466)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Poland Furcaster cataphractus (82610)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland Furcaster cataphractus (99443 99445) Furcaster sp., Furcaster cataphractus (99442)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland Chattaster loculus, Furcaster cataphractus (82739) Furcaster cataphractus (83081 83084 83086 99435 99464 99471 99474) Weigeltura austera, Furcaster cataphractus (82667)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Poland Furcaster cataphractus (99467)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland Furcaster sp. (99458)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Furcaster n. sp. B (38276 38277)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Montana) Furcaster sp. (641)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Colorado) Ophiopolytretus aethus (3544)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom (England) Drepanaster sp. (38428)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Furcaster decheni, Protaster ubaghsi (127755) Furcaster sp. (127753) Protasteridae indet. (127756)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) Teleosaster creasyi (194355)