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Oegophiurida
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Oegophiurida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (2.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | H. Matsumoto. 1915. A new classification of Ophiuroidea: with description of genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67:43-92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lysophiurina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 92 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Zeugophiurina suborder | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1915 | Oegophiurida Matsumoto |
| 1966 | Oegophiurida Spencer and Wright p. U82 |
| 1978 | Oegophiurida Harper and Morris p. 155 |
| 1983 | Oegophiurida Haude and Thomas p. 124 |
| 1997 | Oegophiurida Jell p. 306 |
| 1999 | Oegophiurida Jell and Theron p. 162 |
| 1999 | Oegophiurida Webster et al. p. 482 |
| 2001 | Oegophiurida Boczarowski p. 21 |
| 2002 | Oegophiurida Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Oegophiurida Hunter et al. p. 80 |
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!
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