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Ophiosuperstes praeparvus

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Ophiosuperstes praeparvus was named by Maxwell and Pruss (2021). Its type specimen is MnhnL OPH177 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LC-18-34, Lost Cabin Springs, which is in a Spathian deep subtidal ramp packstone in the Moenkopi Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Ophiosuperstes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Ophiosuperstes praeparvus Maxwell and Pruss p. 376 fig. 4,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
genusOphiosuperstes
speciespraeparvus

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.

†Ophiosuperstes praeparvus Maxwell and Pruss 2021
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Ophiosuperstes praeparvus (type locality: 223750)