Ophiacantha reginae

Ophiacantha reginae, figs. 3-5.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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: Ophiacantha
Species: †Ophiacantha reginae

Name

Ophiacantha reginae Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 283B7CEB-644F-4997-A2FE-EFAED468A3BD

Type horizon and locality: Alsen quarry, Lägerdorf, Germany; Galerites vulgaris Zone, late Campanian, Late Cretaceous.

Holotype: GZG.INV.78605.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78606; GZG.INV.78607.

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 105-106, original description]

Links

• Ophiacantha reginae Thuy, 2013 † in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 16, 2025

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