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 Open access Reference page.  [see pages 219-220, original description]


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