Ophiologimus aiodipius

Ophiologimus aiodipius, figs. 5-6.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophioscolecida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophioscolecida

Familia: Ophioscolecidae
Genus: Ophiologimus
Species: †Ophiologimus aiodipius

Name

Ophiologimus aiodipius Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: C014CC2C-60E3-43F6-B1D6-20F6410E6A97

Fossil range: Lower Cretaceous; Aptian.

Holotype: GZG.INV.78536.

Type locality: Blake Nose, borehole ODP 171B 1049C 12x5, tropical northeast Atlantic; latest Aptian to earliest Albian, Hedbergella trochoidea to Microhedbergella rischi planktonic foraminifer zones, Early Cretaceous.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78537

Etymology: derived from IODP, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, under which the samples yielding the type material were recovered.

References

Primary 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 Reference page.  [see pages 54-55, original description]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiologimus aiodipius Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745236 on 2020-08-04

• BHL bibliography
• Ophiologimus aiodipius – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophiologimus aiodipius.
• ION

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