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Ophiomusium gagnebini

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae

Taxonomy
Ophiura gagnebini was named by Thurmann (1851). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ophiomusium gagnebini by Hess (1960) and Hess (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Ophiura gagnebini Thurmann
1960Ophiomusium gagnebini Hess p. 389 figs. 1-6, 16-23
1964Ophiomusium gagnebini Hess p. 786

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiomusina
familyOphiosphalmidae
genusOphiomusium
speciesgagnebini()

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.

†Ophiomusium gagnebini Thurmann 1851
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ophiomusium gagnebini (61718)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiomusium gagnebini (62046)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiomusium gagnebini (61723)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Ophiomusium gagnebini (61724)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Ophiomusium gagnebini (58564 58565 58568 62045)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Seine-Maritime) Ophiomusium gagnebini (58523)