Ophiotoma charlottae, figs. 8-10.

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: Ophiotoma
Species: †Ophiotoma charlottae

Name

Ophiotoma charlottae Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: BFA9592E-7CEA-4B12-B2F0-45E1E27B7EF6
Fossil range: Upper Jurassic; Kimmeridgian.
Holotype: GZG.INV.78545.
Type locality: Pointe du Chay near La Rochelle, France; Achilles Subzone, Cymodoce Zone, early Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic.
Paratypes: GZG.INV.78546 and GZG.INV.78547.
Etymology: named after Charlotte Bruneau.

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 60-62, original description]
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