Geromura teckliformis

Geromura teckliformis, figs. 1-3.

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: †Geromura
Species: Geromura teckliformis

Name

Geromura teckliformis Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: FFC94D1F-2BB4-4CAF-AF61-7E7C0D60F1CA

Fossil range: Lower Cretaceous; Valanginian.

Holotype: NHMW 2012/0138/0005.

Type locality: KB1-A section of Lukeneder (2004) in the Ternberg Nappe, Austria; Verrucosum Zone, late Valanginian, Early Cretaceous.

Paratypes: NHMW 2012/0138/0006 and NHMW 2012/0138/0007.

Etymology: named after the dog breed name "Teckel", in reference to the extremely elongate LAPs of the species.

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 75-78, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Geromura teckliformis Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745246 on 2020-06-21

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

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