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Ophiurinidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiurinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiurinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ophiurinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Ophiuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Ophiuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Ophiuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore, suspension feeder (based on Ophiuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Ophiuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Gregory. 1897. On the classification of the Palaeozoic echinoderms of the group Ophiuroidea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896:1028-1044 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Argentinaster ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Ophiaulax ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Ophiurina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Silesiaster ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Stephanoura ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Stephanouropsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Syntomospina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1897 | Ophiurinidae Gregory |
| 1915 | Ophiurinidae Schuchert p. 246 |
| 1965 | Ophiurinidae Owen p. 558 |
| 1966 | Ophiurinidae Spencer and Wright p. U93 |
| 1983 | Ophiurinidae Haude and Thomas p. 132 |
| 1988 | Ophiurinidae Calzada and Gutiérrez p. 36 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
