Ophiacantha reginae

Ophiacantha reginae, figs. 3-5.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
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: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: †Ophiacantha reginae

Name

Ophiacantha reginae Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 283B7CEB-644F-4997-A2FE-EFAED468A3BD

Fossil range: Upper Cretaceous; Campanian

Holotype: GZG.INV.78605.

Type locality: Alsen quarry, Lägerdorf, Germany; Galerites vulgaris Zone, late Campanian, Late Cretaceous.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78606 and GZG.INV.78607.

Etymology: named after Regina Fischer who provided the sample yielding the type material of the species.

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 105-106, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha reginae Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745255 on 2020-07-18

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

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