Lapidaster caeloscopus

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: †Lapidaster
Species: †Lapidaster caeloscopus

Name

Lapidaster caeloscopus Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: C670AEE6-65DA-49F5-B098-A8E1E372063A

Fossil range: Lower Jurassic; Pliensbachian.

Holotype: NHMW 2012/0137/0005.

Type locality: Glasenbach Gorge, Austria; Hauptknollenbrekzie, late Sinemurian to early Pliensbachian, Early Jurassic.

Paratypes: NHMW 2012/0137/0006 and NHMW 2012/0137/0007.

Etymology: from the Latin caelum (sky) and scopus (target), in reference to the large, dorsally pointing, or “skygazing”, dorsalmost arm spine articulation in this 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 28-30, original description]

Links

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Lapidaster caeloscopus Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745225 on 2020-07-07

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