Ophiopsis muensteri

Taxonavigation: Neopterygii 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii

Infraclassis: Holostei
Division: Halecomorphi
Ordo: †Ionoscopiformes
Familia: †Ophiopsiidae
Genus: †Ophiopsis

Species: †Ophiopsis muensteri

Name edit

Ophiopsis muensteri Agassiz, 1834

Etymology: named after Graf von Münster from whose collection the type originated.

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Agassiz, J.L.R. 1834. Abgerissene Bemerkungen über fossile Fische. pp. 379–390 in: von Leonhard, K. C. & Bronn, H. G. (eds.): Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde, 1834 (4). E. Schweitzbarts Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart. GoogleBooks Reference page
  • Lane, J. A. & Ebert, M., 2012: Revision of Furo muensteri (Halecomorphi, Ophiopsidae) from the Upper Jurassic of Western Europe, with comments on the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32 (4): 799–819. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.680325