Ophiotreta stefaniae

Ophiotreta stefaniae, figs. 7-10.

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: Ophiotomidae
Genus: Ophiotreta
Species: †Ophiotreta stefaniae

Name

Ophiotreta stefaniae Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 91A11ADF-3122-45D4-856B-A42B1C989127

Fossil range: Upper Jurassic; Oxfordian.

Holotype: GZG.INV.78583.

Type locality: Plettenberg near Balingen, southern Germany; clay pockets between sponge associations in the lowest bed exposed in the quarry, Bimammatum Zone, late Oxfordian, Late Jurassic.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78584, GZG.INV.78585 and GZG.INV.78586.

Etymology: named after Steffi Lutz, a friend of the author.

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 84-87, original description]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiotreta stefaniae Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745249 on 2020-08-05

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

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