Ophiogaleus stans

Ophiogaleus stans, figs. 3-5.

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: †Ophiogaleus
Species: †Ophiogaleus stans

Name

Ophiogaleus stans Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 1B346B9F-A7E0-489B-B4DC-B87CCE351C95

Fossil range: Middle Jurassic; Bathonian

Holotype: GZG.INV.78615.

Type locality: La Pouza, France; Zigzag Zone, early Bathonian, Middle Jurassic.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78616 and GZG.INV.78617.

Etymology: from Latin stare (staunch), in reference to the very few type specimens of the species having been isolated.

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 112-114, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiogaleus stans Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745258 on 2020-07-26

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

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