Astrosombra rammsteinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophionereidoidea
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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophionereidina Superfamilia: Ophionereidoidea

Familia: Amphilimnidae
Genus: † Astrosombra
Species: † Astrosombra rammsteinensis

Name

Astrosombra rammsteinensis Thuy, Gale & Numberger-Thuy, 2019

Type locality: The Isle of Rügen, northeast Germany; white chalk facies of late Early Maastrichtian age (sumensis, cimbrica and fastigata belemnite zones).

Fossil range: Early Maastrichtian

Holotype: MnhnL OPH083, a dissociated lateral arm plate.

Paratypes: Tow dissociated lateral arm plates, MnhnL OPH084 and OPH085.

References

Primary references

Thuy, B., Gale, A.S., Numberger-Thuy, L.D. 2019. Brittle stars looking like starfish: the first fossil record of the Astrophiuridae and a remarkable case of convergent evolution. PeerJ. 7:e8008. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8008 Reference page. [8-11, fig. 4]

Links

WoRMS (2020). Astrosombra rammsteinensis Thuy, Gale & Numberger-Thuy, 2019 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1389515 on 2020-11-01

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