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Ophiomyxidae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiomyxidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ophiomyxidae Ljungman
1915Ophiomyxidae Matsumoto p. 46
1915Ophiarachninae Matsumoto p. 83
1966Ophiomyxidae Spencer and Wright p. U89
1995Ophiarachninae Smith et al.
1995Ophiomyxidae Smith et al.
2000Ophiomyxidae Jagt p. 9
2008Ophiomyxidae Storc and Zitt p. 125
2017Ophiomyxidae O'Hara et al.
2018Ophiomyxidae O'Hara et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
infraorderOphiodermatina
superfamilyOphiodermatoidea
familyOphiomyxidae
familyOphiomyxidae

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.

Fm. Ophiomyxidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophiarachna Müller and Troschel 1842
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Ophiarachna liasica Kutscher 1996
G. Ophiomyxa Müller and Troschel 1842
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Ophiomyxa curvata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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Invalid names: Schizospondylus jasmundiana Müller 1950 [synonym]
Ophiomyxa jekerica Berry 1938
Ophiomyxa rhipidata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Invalid names: Ophiarachninae Matsumoto 1915 [invalid subgroup], Ophiomyxinae Ljungman 1867 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: FEEDING: Primarily predatory, secondarily scavening carnivores according to Warner (1982).f
Created: 2009-09-11 13:54:43
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:54:43
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Warner 1982

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 183.00000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.0 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom Ophiarachna liasica (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophiarachna liasica (31987)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Ophiarachna liasica (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany (Thüringen) Ophiarachna liasica (31988)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany (Bayern) Ophiarachna liasica (31989)
Middle Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian175.6 - 168.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophiarachna liasica (31990)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Ophiomyxa curvata (99235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophiomyxa jekerica (38809)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophiomyxa jekerica (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophiomyxa rhipidata (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiomyxa curvata, Ophiomyxa jekerica, Ophiomyxa rhipidata (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophiomyxa curvata, Ophiomyxa jekerica, Ophiomyxa rhipidata (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Ophiomyxa jekerica (32161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Ophiomyxa jekerica, Ophiomyxa rhipidata, Ophiarachna martinblomi (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Ophiomyxa jekerica (32169)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Ophiomyxa rhipidata (32160)