Taxonavigation

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: †Lapidaster
Species: †Lapidaster caeloscopus

Name

Lapidaster caeloscopus Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: C670AEE6-65DA-49F5-B098-A8E1E372063A

Fossil range: Lower Jurassic; Pliensbachian.

Holotype: NHMW 2012/0137/0005.

Type locality: Glasenbach Gorge, Austria; Hauptknollenbrekzie, late Sinemurian to early Pliensbachian, Early Jurassic.

Paratypes: NHMW 2012/0137/0006 and NHMW 2012/0137/0007.

Etymology: from the Latin caelum (sky) and scopus (target), in reference to the large, dorsally pointing, or “skygazing”, dorsalmost arm spine articulation in this species.

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 28-30, original description]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Lapidaster caeloscopus Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745225 on 2020-07-07
• BHL bibliography
• Hassler, M. {{{1}}}. Lapidaster caeloscopus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. {{{1}}}. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Lapidaster caeloscopus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lapidaster caeloscopus.
• ION

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