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Ophiacantha danica

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ophiacantha danica was named by Rasmussen (1951). Its type specimen is Holotype MGUH 7563 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen p. 52 fig. 6
1972Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen p. 60 figs. pl. 6, fig. 2
1997Ophiacantha danica Storc p. 173 figs. fig. 3
1998Ophiacantha danica Jagt and Kutscher fig. 1b
1998Ophiacantha danica Kutscher p. 41 fig. 4
2000Ophiacantha danica Jagt p. 10 figs. pl. 2, fig. 5-7, 10
2000Ophiacantha danica Kutscher and Jagt p. 61 figs. 24, fig. 7-10; pl. 25, fig. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
familyOphiacanthidae
genusOphiacantha
speciesdanica

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.

Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen 1951
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Diagnosis
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