Ophiomitrella floorae

Ophiomitrella floorae

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: Ophiomitrella
Species: † Ophiomitrella floorae

Name

Ophiomitrella floorae Thuy, Numberger-Thuy & Jagt, 2020

Type locality: Former ENCI-Heidelberg Cement Group quarry, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Fossil range: Late Maastrichtian

Holotype: NHMM JJ 5104. Paratype: NHMM K 3387.

Etymology: named after Floor Jansen, lead singer of the band Nightwish.

References

Primary references

• Thuy, B., Numberger-Thuy, L.D., Jagt, J.W.M. 2020. A new ophiacanthid brittle star (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from sublittoral crinoid and seagrass communities of late Maastrichtian age in the southeast Netherlands. PeerJ. 8: e9671. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9671 Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiomitrella floorae in the World Register of Marine Species
• ZooBank: 083AAA5B-5C6B-4D4C-99E4-06E89A9F56F7

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

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