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Ophidiasteridae

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae

Taxonomy
Ophidiasteridae was named by Verrill (1870). It is extant. Its type is Ophidiaster. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (1987) and Mah and Blake (2012).

It was assigned to Granulosina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Tripedicellaria by Gale (2011); and to Valvatida by Gale (1987), Blake (1989) and Mah and Blake (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Ophidiasteridae Verrill p. 344
1966Ophidiasteridae Spencer and Wright p. 64
1987Ophidiasteridae Gale p. 125
1989Ophidiasteridae Blake p. 213
2011Ophidiasteridae Gale p. 59
2012Ophidiasteridae Mah and Blake p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyOphidiasteridae
familyOphidiasteridae

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. Ophidiasteridae Verrill 1870
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G. †Altairia Blake and Reid 1998
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†Altairia wintoni Adkins 1920
G. Certonardoa Clark 1921
G. †Chariaster de Loriol 1909
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†Chariaster elegans de Loriol 1909
G. †Denebia Blake and Reid 1998
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†Denebia americana Adkins 1920
G. Linckia Nardo 1834
G. Nardoa Gray 1840
G. Ophidiaster Agassiz 1836
G. †Sladenia de Loriol 1909
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†Sladenia fourtaui de Loriol 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 325.f
Created: 2007-10-02 04:06:31
Modified: 2009-10-10 11:01:12
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Santonian or 105.30000 to 83.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Altairia wintoni, Denebia americana (59871 59875 59878) Denebia americana (59874 59876 59879)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Egypt (Al Jizah) Chariaster elegans, Sladenia fourtaui (38659)