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Ophiothrix bongaertsi

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiotrichidae

Taxonomy
Ophiothrix bongaertsi was named by Kutscher and Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype FGWG 112/19, paratypes RGM 428 036. Its type locality is Rügen Island, White Chalk, which is in a Maastrichtian offshore shelf chalk in the White Chalk Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Ophiothrix bongaertsi Jagt p. 25 figs. pl. 9, fig. 1?; pl. 11, fig. 2-5; pl. 12
2000Ophiothrix bongaertsi Kutscher and Jagt p. 72 figs. pl. 29, fig. 9-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyOphiactoidea
familyOphiotrichidae()
genusOphiothrix
speciesbongaertsi

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.

Ophiothrix bongaertsi Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available