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Ophiocrossota

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2277115https://www.gbif.org/species/2277115
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)31569https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=31569
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Ophiocrossota
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Ophiocrossota
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumAsterozoavon Zittel 1895
classOphiuroideaGray 1840
orderOphiurida
familyOphiuridaeLyman 1865
genusOphiocrossotaH.L.Clark 1928
Scientific NameOphiocrossota H.L.Clark, 1928
Name Published InRec. S. Australian Mus., 3
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ophiocrossotagenusbelongs to Ophiurinaestated without evidenceClark, 1928
Ophiocrossotagenusbelongs to Ophiuridaestated without evidenceBlake and Allison, 1970
Ophiocrossotagenusbelongs to Ophiuridaestated with evidenceBlake, 1975
Ophiocrossotagenusbelongs to Ophiuridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (33%)
First Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Environmentmarine (based on Ophiuroidea)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Ophiuroidea)
Visionblind (based on Ophiuroidea)
Dietdetritivore, suspension feeder (based on Ophiuroidea)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Ophiuroidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. L. Clark. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittlestars and seaurchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum 3:361-482

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Ophiocrossota baconi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
241.3 Ma
Eocene
41.3 Ma
Eocene
Ophiocrossota kollembergorum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ophiocrossota multispina
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ophiocrossota oweni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1928Ophiocrossota Clark
1970Ophiocrossota Blake and Allison p. 925
1975Ophiocrossota Blake p. 503
2002Ophiocrossota Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Clark H. L. (1928) The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittlestars and seaurchins of the South Australian Museum., Records of the South Australian Museum 3, 361-482
Blake D. B., Allison R. C. (1970) A new west American Eocene species of the recent Australian ophiuroid Ophiocrossota, Journal of Paleontology 44 5, 925-927
Blake D. B. (1975) A new West American Miocene species of the modern Australian ophiuroid Ophiocrossota., Journal of Paleontology 49 3, 501-507
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
CAAB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Stöhr Sabine - via World Register of Marine Species
Rec. S. Australian Mus., 3 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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