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Ophiotrichidae

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiotrichidae

Subtaxa
Ophiothela, Ophiothrix (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ophiothricidae Ljungman
1915Ophiothrichidae Matsumoto p. 74
1966Ophiothricidae Spencer and Wright p. U102
1995Ophiothricidae Smith et al.
2000Ophiothricidae Jagt p. 25
2017Ophiotrichidae O'Hara et al.
2018Ophiotrichidae O'Hara et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyOphiactoidea
familyOphiotrichidae()
familyOphiotrichidae()

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. Ophiotrichidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophiothela Verrill 1867
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Ophiothela semirotunda Kutscher and Jagt 2000
G. Ophiothrix Müller and Troschel 1840
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Ophiothrix bongaertsi Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Ophiothrix cristata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Ophiothrix royeri de Loriol 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Comments: FEEDING: Primarily suspension-feeding, and secondarily predatory and scavenging carnivores and surface deposit feeding according to Warner (1982).f
Created: 2009-09-11 13:53:09
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:53:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Spencer and Wright 1966, Warner 1982

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 161.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiothrix royeri (62062)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophiothrix bongaertsi, Ophiothrix cristata (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophiothela sp. (38809) Ophiothrix sp. (86448 213855)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiothela semirotunda, Ophiothrix bongaertsi, Ophiothrix cristata (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophiothela semirotunda, Ophiothrix cristata (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Ophiothrix bongaertsi (32162)