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Euryophiurida

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Euryophiurida was named by O'Hara et al. (2017). It is extant.

It was assigned to Metophiurida by O'Hara et al. (2017) and O'Hara et al. (2018).

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Euryalida, Ophiurida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Euryophiurida O'Hara et al.
2018Euryophiurida O'Hara et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
superorderEuryophiurida

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.

Superor. Euryophiurida O'Hara et al. 2017
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Or. Euryalida Lamarck 1816 [basket star]
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Fm. Asteronychidae Müller and Troschel 1840
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G. Asteronyx Müller and Troschel 1842
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Asteronyx simplex Müller 1950
Asteronyx spinulosa Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Fm. Euryalidae Gray 1840
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G. Euryale Oken 1815
G. Trichaster Agassiz 1836
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Trichaster ornatus Rasmussen 1950
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Invalid names: Asteronyx granulosus Müller 1950 [synonym]
Fm. Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Astrodendrum Döderlein 1911
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Astrodendrum pilleri Kroh 2003
G. Astrophyton Fleming 1828
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Invalid names: Gorgonocephalinae Döderlein 1911 [empty]
Or. Ophiurida Müller and Troschel 1840
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Subor. Chilophiurina Matsumoto 1915
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Fm. †Aganasteridae Stürtz 1899
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G. †Aganaster Miller and Gurley 1891
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Aganaster fujianensis Liao and Wang 2002
Aganaster gregarius Meek and Worthen 1869
Fm. †Dermocomidae Hess 1972
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G. †Dermocoma Hess 1964
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Dermocoma wrighti Hess 1964
Fm. †Ophiurinidae Gregory 1897
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G. †Argentinaster Ruedemann 1916
G. †Ophiaulax Ubaghs 1941
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Ophiaulax decheni Dewalque 1975
G. †Ophiurina Stürtz 1890
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Ophiurina lymani Stürtz 1890
G. †Silesiaster Schwarzbach and Zimmermann 1936
G. †Stephanoura Ubaghs 1941
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Stephanoura belgica Ubaghs 1941
G. †Stephanouropsis Calzada and Gutiérrez 1988
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Stephanouropsis moralejai Calzada and Gutiérrez 1988
G. †Syntomospina Morris et al. 1973
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Syntomospina kuehni Morris et al. 1973
Infraor. Chilophiurina Matsumoto 1915
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Fm. †Aplocomidae Hess 1965
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Subfm. †Aplocominae Hess and Meyer 2008
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G. †Geocoma d'Orbigny 1850
G. †Sinosura Hess 1964
G. †Arenorbis Hess 1970
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Arenorbis squamosus Picard 1858
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Invalid names: Acroura armata Picard 1886 [synonym], Acroura pellioperta Picard 1889 [synonym], Aspidura coronaeformis Picard 1858 [synonym]
Subfm. †Ophiopetrinae Hess and Meyer 2008
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G. †Ophiohybris Hess 1964
G. †Ophiopetra Enay and Hess 1962
G. †Dolicharthra Berry 1938
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Infraor. Gnathophiurina Matsumoto 1915
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Invalid names: Gnathophiuridea Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Subor. Ophiomusina O'Hara et al. 2017
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Fm. Ophiosphalmidae O'Hara et al. 2018
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G. Ophiomusium Lyman 1869
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Ophiomusium biconcavum Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Ophiomusium dizluense Kristan-Tollmann et al. 1979
Ophiomusium fitchii Spencer 1907
Ophiomusium gagnebini Thurmann 1851
Ophiomusium granulosum Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Ophiomusium danicum Nielsen 1926 [synonym], Ophiura (Aspidura) subcylindrica von Hagenow 1840 [synonym]
Ophiomusium leckenbyi Wright 1880
Ophiomusium lux Jagt 2000
Ophiomusium murravii Forbes 1843
Ophiomusium praecisum Hess 1966
Ophiomusium ramsayi Wright 1866
Ophiomusium rugosum Valette 1914
Ophiomusium sentum Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Ophiomusium sinemurensis Kutscher and Hary 1991
Ophiomusium sinuatum Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Ophiomusium vermiculatum Valette 1914
Invalid names: Ophiomusaidae O'Hara et al. 2018 [empty]
G. †Ophiuricoma Valette 1929
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Ophiuricoma mazenoti Valette 1929
Subor. Ophiurina Müller and Troschel 1840
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Infraor. Hemieuryalina Verrill 1899
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G. †Ophiotrapezium Kutscher 1996
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Ophiotrapezium spinulosum Kutscher 1996
Fm. Ophiopyrgidae Perrier 1893
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G. Amphiophiura Matsumoto 1915
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G. †Aspidophiura Matsumoto 1915
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Aspidophiura seren Ewin and Thuy 2017
G. Stegophiura Matsumoto 1915
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Stegophiura eocaenus Leriche 1931
Stegophiura hagenowi Rasmussen 1950
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Invalid names: Ophiura (Aspidura) granulosa von Hagenow 1840 [replaced], Ophiura tener Müller 1950 [synonym]
Stegophiura nekvasilovae Storc and Zitt 2008
Fm. Ophiuridae Lyman 1865
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G. †Felderophiura Jagt 1991
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G. †Huangzhishania Chen et al. 2004
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Huangzhishania permotriassica Chen et al. 2004
G. Ophiocrossota Clark 1928
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Ophiocrossota baconi Blake and Allison 1970
Ophiocrossota oweni Blake 1975
G. Ophiocten Lütken 1855
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Ophiocten seeweni Kutscher and Hary 1991
Ophiocten yvonnae Jagt 2000
Subfm. Ophioleucinae Matsumoto 1915
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G. †Eirenura Thuy 2011
G. Ophiura Lamarck 1801
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Subg. †Ophiura (Aspidura) von Hagenow 1840
Ophiura achatae Rasmussen 1972
Ophiura astonensis Hess 1964
Ophiura bartonensis Rasmussen 1972
Ophiura bognoriensis Rasmussen 1972
Ophiura carpelloides Rasmussen 1972
Ophiura costata Rasmussen 1972
Ophiura cretacea Guéranger 1853
Ophiura cunliffei Forbes 1846
Ophiura davisi Rasmussen 1972
Ophiura furiae Rasmussen 1972
Ophiura graysonensis Alexander 1931
Ophiura hendleri Blake and Aronson 1998
Ophiura kunradeca Berry 1938
Ophiura marylandica Berry 1934
Ophiura olifex Quenstedt 1876
Ophiura ophiura Linnaeus 1758
Ophiura paucilepis Stöhr et al. 2011
Ophiura sarsii Lütken 1856
Ophiura serrata Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Ophioderma arkonensis Müller 1950 [synonym], Ophioglypha gracilis Valette 1914 [synonym], Ophiura parvisentum Spencer 1907 [synonym]
Ophiura sternbergica Kutscher 1981
Ophiura straini Cornell et al. 1991
Ophiura texana Clark 1893
Ophiura tinurtiensis Valette 1929
Ophiura travisana Berry 1941
Ophiura wetherelli Forbes 1852
Invalid names: Ophioglypha Lyman 1860 [synonym]
Subfm. Ophiurinae Lyman 1865
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G. †Aspiduriella Bolette 1998
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Invalid names: Aspidura Agassiz 1836 [replaced]
G. †Cholaster Worthen and Miller 1883
G. †Ophiotitanos Spencer 1907
G. †Praeaplocoma Broglio Loriga and Berti Cavicchi 1972
G. †Ophiurites Schlotheim 1820
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Ophiurites pustulosus Müller 1847
Ophiurites trunensis Böhm 1891
Invalid names: Astrophiuridae Sladen 1879 [empty]
G. †Plathyarthra Berry 1938
Invalid names: Acroura Agassiz 1836 [nomen dubium], Laemophiurina Matsumoto 1915 [empty], Ophioderma asteriformis Picard 1887 [nomen dubium], Ophioderma bonnardi Oppel 1864 [nomen dubium], Ophiolepidina Ljungman 1867 [empty], Ophiolepis damesi Wright 1874 [nomen dubium], Ophiolepis estarensis Barbier et al. 1957 [nomen dubium], Ophiomyxina Fell 1962 [empty], Ophiurites rhaeticus Laugier 1961 [nomen dubium]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 409.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 402.5 Ma

Collections (251 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Argentina (Jachal) Argentinaster bodenbenderi (39230)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Ophiurina lymani (26904)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Stephanoura belgica (38276 38277 38335)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Ophiaulax decheni, Stephanoura belgica (127756) Stephanoura belgica (127753 127755)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Poland Aganaster jagiellonicus (64633)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Aganaster gregarius (699 8115 8127 8132 8133) Aganaster sp. (556)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Fujian) Aganaster fujianensis (97427) Ophioderma huaanensis (120773)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Syntomospina kaiyangensis (32498)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Huangzhishania permotriassica (60533)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Aspidura idahoensis (58632)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Italy (Veneto) Praeaplocoma sp. (77392)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2China (Guizhou) Ophiaulax bijiensis (32500)
Griesbachian - Dienerian251.902 - 251.2Italy Praeaplocoma sp. (61805)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy Praeaplocoma sp. (61804)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Ophioderma schistovertebrata (146272)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Huangzhishania permotriassica (105220 105221)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4Vietnam (Tinh Lai Chau) Aspidura sp. (77537)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Italy Praeaplocoma sp. (61808)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Aspidura idahoensis (136684)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Italy Praeaplocoma hessi (61809 165168) Praeaplocoma sp. (61810)