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Amphiura

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Amphiura Forbes
1915Amphiura Clark and Twitchell p. 178
1915Amphiura Matsumoto p. 69
1966Amphiura Spencer and Wright p. U100
2000Amphiura Jagt p. 21
2004Amphiura Storc p. 37
2008Amphiura Storc and Zitt p. 130
2018Amphiura O'Hara et al. p. 20

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

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:31:15
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:51:02
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Tortonian or 99.60000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) A. cretacea (59055)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Czech Republic A. plana (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic A. plana (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic A. plana (99235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) A. plana (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) A. plana (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) A. sp. (213857 213878)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) A. lymani (193033)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Chihuahua) A. sp. (80284)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) A. plana (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) A. plana (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark A. plana (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands A. plana (32160)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) A. sanctaecrucis (59159)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) A. santaecrucis (37547)