Ophiotreta dendrophyllicola, figs. 3-11.

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: Ophiotreta
Species: †Ophiotreta dendrophyllicola

Name

Ophiotreta dendrophyllicola Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 87010E71-C329-48FF-ADEB-F2A939732039
Fossil range: Paleocene; Danian.
Holotype: MGUH 30236.
Type locality: Fakse, Denmark; pockets of unconsolidated sediment within azooxanthellate coral bioherms, Tylocidaris bruennichi Zone, middle Danian, Paleocene.
Paratypes: NHMM 2012 050-2012 057.
Etymology: from Dendrophyllia Blainville 1830 and from Latin suffixe -cola (residing on).

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 90-92, original description]
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