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Amphiuroidea

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida

Taxonomy
Amphiuroidea was named by Ljungman (1867). It is extant. Its type is Amphiura.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Amphiuroidea Ljungman
2017Amphiuridea O'Hara et al.
2018Amphiuroidea O'Hara et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyAmphiuroidea
superfamilyAmphiuroidea

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.

Superfm. Amphiuroidea Ljungman 1867
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Fm. Amphiuridae Ljungman 1867
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G. Amphioplus Verrill 1899
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†Amphioplus uchigoensis Ishida 1992
G. Amphiura Forbes 1843
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†Amphiura cretacea Spencer 1907
†Amphiura lymani Waring 1917
†Amphiura plana Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Amphiura sanctaecrucis Arnold 1908
G. †Bibophiura Bignot et al. 1987
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†Bibophiura operculifera Bignot et al. 1987
G. †Deckersamphiura Jagt 2000
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†Deckersamphiura vitea Jagt 2001
G. Nullamphiura Fell 1962
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†Nullamphiura felli Skwarko 1963
G. Ophiocnida Lyman 1865
G. †Xanthamphiura Hess 1970
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Invalid names: Amphiurinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty], Ophiactininae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Invalid names: Amphilepididae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
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 Tithonian to the top of the Tortonian or 150.80000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Var) Amphiuridae indet. (58575)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Amphiuridae indet. (35262)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Switzerland (Neuchatel) Xanthamphiura hauteriviensis (31986)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Nullamphiura felli (80267)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Amphiura cretacea (59055)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura plana (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura plana (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Amphiura plana (99235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Netherlands (Limburg) Deckersamphiura vitea (32037)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Amphiura sp. (213857 213878)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Amphiura plana (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Amphiura plana (32024)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Amphiura lymani (193033)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Chihuahua) Amphiura sp. (80284)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Amphiura plana (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Amphiura plana (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Amphiura plana (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Deckersamphiura inusitata (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Amphiura plana, Deckersamphiura inusitata (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Bibophiura operculifera (138222)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Japan (Fukushima) Amphioplus uchigoensis (32038)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Zulia) Amphioplus venezuelanus (204605)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Amphiura sanctaecrucis (59159)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Amphiura santaecrucis (37547)