Ophiologimus aiodipius, figs. 5-6.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophioscolecida 

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: Ophioscolecida

Familia: Ophioscolecidae
Genus: Ophiologimus
Species: †Ophiologimus aiodipius

Name

Ophiologimus aiodipius Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: C014CC2C-60E3-43F6-B1D6-20F6410E6A97
Fossil range: Lower Cretaceous; Aptian.
Holotype: GZG.INV.78536.
Type locality: Blake Nose, borehole ODP 171B 1049C 12x5, tropical northeast Atlantic; latest Aptian to earliest Albian, Hedbergella trochoidea to Microhedbergella rischi planktonic foraminifer zones, Early Cretaceous.
Paratypes: GZG.INV.78537
Etymology: derived from IODP, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, under which the samples yielding the type material were recovered.

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 Open access Reference page.  [see pages 54-55, original description]
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