Ophiojagtus acklesi

Ophiojagtus acklesi, figs. 5-7.

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: †Ophiojagtus
Species: †Ophiojagtus acklesi

Name

Ophiojagtus acklesi Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: A51326C9-FAAE-4FFF-96BA-C8442F76BA0B

Fossil range: Lower Cretaceous; Aptian.

Holotype: GZG.INV.78814.

Type locality: Wizard Way, Texas, USA; echinoid marker bed of Smith & Rader (2009), latest Aptian, Early Cretaceous.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78815 and GZG.INV.78816.

Etymology: named after Jensen Ackles, Texas-born actor.

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 219-220, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiojagtus acklesi Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745295 on 2020-07-27

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

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