Ophiacantha steffenschneideri

Ophiacantha steffenschneideri, figs. 6-9.

Taxonavigation

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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 steffenschneideri

Name

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Ophiacantha steffenschneideri Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 4FB6425F-54A5-4285-88EE-8FD4911F63AB
Fossil range: Oligocene; Rupelian
Holotype: GZG.INV.78609.
Type locality: Bad Freienwalde, Germany; “Septarienton”, Rupelian, Oligocene.
Paratypes: GZG.INV.78610, GZG.INV.78611 and GZG.INV.78612.
Etymology: named after Steffen Schneider

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