Ophiomalleus

Ophiomalleus beneficarum, figs. 3-6.

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: †Ophiomalleus
Species: †O. beneficarum – †O. stevenwilsoni

Name

Ophiomalleus Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 9E006789-898D-45DB-97FF-2FC9569AFF88

Type species: Ophiomalleus beneficarum Thuy, 2013 (type by original designation)

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, snake) and Latin malleus (hammer), referring to the massive, rectangular aspect of the LAPs.

References

Primary 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 181-182, original description]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomalleus Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745144 on 2020-08-02

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

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