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Mesophiomusium geisingense

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Taxonomy
Ophiomusium geisingense was named by Kutscher (1992). It is not extant. Its type locality is Lias Epsilon, Toarcian, Bachhausen/Bayern, which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.

It was recombined as Mesophiomusium geisingense by Kutscher and Villier (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Ophiomusium geisingense Kutscher p. 5 figs. 1; pl. 1, 2
1996Ophiomusium geisingense Kutscher p. 8 figs. pl. 1, fig. 6-10
2003Mesophiomusium geisingense Kutscher and Villier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyOphiolepididae()
genusMesophiomusium
speciesgeisingense()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Mesophiomusium geisingense Kutscher 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available