Ophiacantha jaegeri

Ophiacantha jaegeri, figs. 5-7.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Ophiuroidea
Subclasse: Myophiuroidea
Infraclasse: Metophiurida
Superordo: Ophintegrida
Ordo: Ophiacanthida
Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: †

Name

Ophiacantha jaegeri Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: A991EFFE-BA53-46CC-B06A-84E27C84A749

Type horizon and locality: Lower Cretaceous; Hauterivian; Claypit Gott in Sarstedt, Germany.

Holotype: GZG.INV.78595.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78596; GZG.INV.78597.

References

  • Thuy, T. 2013. Temporary expansion to shelf depths rather than an onshore-offshore trend: the shallow-water rise and demise of the modern deep-sea brittle star family Ophiacanthidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). European Journal of Taxonomy 48: 1–242. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2013.48 Open access Reference page.  [99–101, fig. 18(5–7)]
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