Ophiotreta stefaniae

Ophiotreta stefaniae, figs. 7-10.

Taxonavigation

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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

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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.

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