Ophiologimus aiodipius

Ophiologimus aiodipius, figs. 5-6.

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ophioscolecida 

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: Ophioscolecida

Familia: Ophioscolecidae
Genus: Ophiologimus
Species: †Ophiologimus aiodipius

Name

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Ophiologimus aiodipius Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: C014CC2C-60E3-43F6-B1D6-20F6410E6A97
Fossil range: Lower Cretaceous; Aptian.
Holotype: GZG.INV.78536.
Type locality: Blake Nose, borehole ODP 171B 1049C 12x5, tropical northeast Atlantic; latest Aptian to earliest Albian, Hedbergella trochoidea to Microhedbergella rischi planktonic foraminifer zones, Early Cretaceous.
Paratypes: GZG.INV.78537
Etymology: derived from IODP, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, under which the samples yielding the type material were recovered.

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Primary references

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