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Ophiura sternbergica

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophiura sternbergica was named by Kutscher (1981). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype SGWG 64, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Ophiura sternbergica Kutscher p. 226 figs. pl. 2 figs. 4-7; pl. 3 figs. 4, 5; pl. figs. 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusOphiura
speciessternbergica

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.

†Ophiura sternbergica Kutscher 1981
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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: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiura sternbergica (32012)