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Ophiomusium lux
Taxonomy
Ophiomusium lux was named by Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NHMM MD 3150, paratypes NHMM 1994675, MD 3238, MB 487-4a, 655-1b, RD 77-78.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Ophiomusium lux Jagt p. 33 figs. pl. 4, fig. 6-10; pl. 5, fig. 1-4, 7; pl |
| 2010 | Ophiomusium lux Jagt and Neumann pp. 154-155 figs. Pl. 1 figs. 5-10 |
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†Ophiomusium lux Jagt 2000
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. W. M. Jagt 2000 | Medium-sized ophiolepidid with high disc, and prominent central
plate and tumid plates of the radially arranged second series; radial shields large and separated by a series of small plates. Large oral and adoral shields, a single apical papilla, 2-3 dental papillae, and second oral tentacle pore with up to 3 papillae. Tentacle pores confined to disc, ventral and dorsal arm plates separated by lateral arm plates throughout arm; three diminutive, appressed arm spines. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands (Limburg) | Ophiomusium lux (32167 32168) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian | Netherlands | Ophiomusium lux (32160) |