Ophioleviathan watsoni
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: †Ophioleviathan
Species: †Ophioleviathan watsoni
Name
[edit]Ophioleviathan watsoni Thuy, 2013
- ZooBank: 657FB229-47E4-48F1-8913-9A83DD42AB05
- Fossil range: Lower Jurassic; Pliensbachian.
- Holotype: NHMW 2012/0137/0024.
- Type locality: Glasenbach Gorge, Austria; Hauptknollenbrekzie, late Sinemurian to early Pliensbachian, Early Jurassic.
- Paratypes: NHMW 2012/0137/0025, NHMW 2012/0137/0026 and NHMW 2012/0137/0027.
- Etymology: named after Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
References
[edit]- 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 194-196, original description]
Links
[edit]- Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioleviathan watsoni Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745286 on 2020-07-27
- BHL bibliography
- Ophioleviathan watsoni – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophioleviathan watsoni.
- ION