Ophioleviathan
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Ophiacanthina |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: †Ophioleviathan
Species: †O. watsoni
Name
editOphioleviathan Thuy, 2013
- ZooBank: 3AF8EB01-EA44-4C91-9614-CCFBE921662C
- Type species: Ophioleviathan watsoni Thuy, 2013 (type by original designation)
- Etymology: from Greek ophis (snake) and Leviathan, a biblical sea monster, referring to the genus as an unusually large ophiuroid with arms capable of considerable coiling that lived in the greater depths of the ancient Tethys Ocean.
References
edit- 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 193-194, original description]
Links
edit- Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioleviathan Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745145 on 2020-07-27
- BHL bibliography
- Ophioleviathan – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophioleviathan.
- ION
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