| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiurinidae : Ophiaulax : Ophiaulax decheni |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiurinidae : Ophiaulax : Ophiaulax decheni |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Ophiaulax |
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| Scientific Name | Ophiaulax decheni Dewalque, 1975 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Ophiaulax decheni | species | belongs to Ophiaulax | stated without evidence | Haude and Thomas, 1983 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian |
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| Environment | marine (based on Ophiuroidea) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ophiaulax) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Ophiuroidea) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Ophiaulax) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Ophiaulax) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Haude and E. Thomas. 1983. Ophiuren (Echinodermata) des hohen Oberdevons in nördlichen Rheinischen Schiefergebirge. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 57(1/2):121-142 |
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Ophiaulax decheni ✝
