Ophiotreta hedone

Ophiotreta hedone, figs. 12-15.

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: Ophiotomidae
Genus: Ophiotreta
Species: †Ophiotreta hedone

Name

Ophiotreta hedone Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 959BB836-3EA8-4855-B7AC-3FCCADA44A8E

Fossil range: Eocene; Lutetian.

Holotype: GZG.INV.78590.

Type locality: Grignon, France; base of level 2 of Merle (2008), Campanile giganteum beds, middle Lutetian, Middle Eocene.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78591, GZG.INV.78592 and GZG.INV.78593.

Etymology: from Ancient Greek Ἡδονή (Hēdonḗ, pleasure).

References

Primary 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 92-94, original description]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiotreta hedone Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745252 on 2020-08-05

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

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