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Gorgonocephalidae

Ophiuroidea - Euryalida - Gorgonocephalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman
1915Gorgonocephalidae Matsumoto p. 55
1966Gorgonocephalidae Spencer and Wright p. U91
1995Gorgonocephalidae Smith et al.
2017Gorgonocephalidae O'Hara et al.
2018Gorgonocephalidae O'Hara et al. p. 7

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

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. 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: FEEDING: Primarily predatory and scavenging carnivores according to Warner (1982); originally assigned to suspension-feeders, but Warner does not report any occurrences of this feeding mode and Aberhan (2004) do not provide references in support of this assignment.f
Created: 2009-09-07 00:10:48
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:49:45
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Gorgonocephalidae indet. (188985)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria (Burgenland) Astrodendrum pilleri (47991)