Ophiacantha oceani
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Ophiacanthina |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: †Ophiacantha oceani
Name
editOphiacantha oceani Numberger-Thuy & Thuy, 2020
- Holotype: MnhnL OPH074, dissociated lateral arm plate.
- Type locality: Punta Mazza, Capo Milazzo, NE Sicily, Italy (38.270694° N, 15.239373° E).
- Paratypes: MnhnL OPH075 and OPH076, two dissociated lateral arm plates.
- Fossil range: latest Pliocene to earliest Pleistocene
- Etymology: named after German progressive metal band The Ocean
- ZooBank: F80B0B8E-7E60-4666-B682-E59E0B50A7A6
References
editPrimary references
edit- Numberger-Thuy, L.D., Thuy, B. 2020. A new bathyal ophiacanthid brittle star (Ophiuroidea: Ophiacanthidae) with Caribbean affinities from the Plio-Pleistocene of the Mediterranean. Zootaxa. 4820(1): 19–30. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.2 Reference page.
- [original description of Ophiacantha oceani: p. 22–23; fig. 2]
Links
edit- Numberger-Thuy L D, Thuy B, plazi (2020). A new bathyal ophiacanthid brittle star (Ophiuroidea: Ophiacanthidae) with Caribbean affinities from the Plio-Pleistocene of the Mediterranean. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-07-14. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3005587302
- Ophiacantha oceani in the World Register of Marine Species
- BHL bibliography
- Ophiacantha oceani – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophiacantha oceani.
- ION
- Species-ID