Ophiogaleus danicus

Ophiogaleus danicus, figs. 3-4.

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 danicus

Name

Ophiogaleus danicus (Rasmussen, 1952) Thuy, 2013

Original combination: Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen, 1952

Fossil range: Upper Cretaceous; Maastrichtian

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen, 1952

References

• Rasmussen, H.W. 1952 [1951]. Cretaceous Ophiuroidea from Germany, Sweden, Spain and New Jersey. Meddelelser Fra Dansk Geologisk Forening. 12(1): 47-57. PDF Reference page.  [original description of Ophiacantha danica]
• 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 119-120, recombination reference]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiogaleus danicus (Rasmussen, 1952) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745260 on 2020-07-26

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

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