Ophiacantha steffenschneideri

Ophiacantha steffenschneideri, figs. 6-9.

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: Ophiacantha
Species: †Ophiacantha steffenschneideri

Name

Ophiacantha steffenschneideri Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 4FB6425F-54A5-4285-88EE-8FD4911F63AB

Fossil range: Oligocene; Rupelian

Holotype: GZG.INV.78609.

Type locality: Bad Freienwalde, Germany; “Septarienton”, Rupelian, Oligocene.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78610, GZG.INV.78611 and GZG.INV.78612.

Etymology: named after Steffen Schneider

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 106-108, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha steffenschneideri Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745256 on 2020-07-18

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

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