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Phrynophiurida
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Phrynophiurida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (35%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Phrynophiurida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Phrynophiurida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Ophiuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Phrynophiurida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Phrynophiurida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Euryalina suborder | listed (PBDB) | 27 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trichasteridae family | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1915 | Phrynophiurida Matsumoto p. 45 |
| 1966 | Phrynophiurida Spencer and Wright p. U89 |
| 1983 | Phrynophiurida Haude and Thomas p. 138 |
| 2001 | Phrynophiurida Boczarowski p. 38 |
| 2002 | Phrynophiurida Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
