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: †Ophiomalleus
Species: †O. beneficarum – †O. stevenwilsoni

Name

Ophiomalleus Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 9E006789-898D-45DB-97FF-2FC9569AFF88
Type species: Ophiomalleus beneficarum Thuy, 2013 (type by original designation)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, snake) and Latin malleus (hammer), referring to the massive, rectangular aspect of the LAPs.

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 181-182, original description]
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