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Ophioleucinae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophioleucinae was named by Matsumoto (1915). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophiuridae by Smith et al. (1995) and Thuy (2011).

Subtaxa
Eirenura

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Ophioleucinae Matsumoto
1995Ophioleucinae Smith et al.
2011Ophioleucinae Thuy p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
subfamilyOphioleucinae
subfamilyOphioleucinae

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.

Subfm. Ophioleucinae Matsumoto 1915
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G. †Eirenura Thuy 2011
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†Eirenura kohli Thuy 2005
†Eirenura papillata Thuy 2011
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: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7France Eirenura papillata (106348)