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Ophiura paucilepis
Taxonomy
Ophiura paucilepis was named by Stöhr et al. (2011). Its type specimen is holotype MAB 4280, paratype MAB 4281 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Langenboom, Oosterhaout Formation, Unit B, which is in a Zanclean/Piacenzian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Oosterhout Formation of the Netherlands.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2011 | Ophiura paucilepis Stöhr et al. pp. 115-117 figs. Fig. 3a–k |
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†Ophiura paucilepis Stöhr et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
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S. Stöhr et al. 2011 | Species of Ophiura with few large disc scales, among which the primary rosette is distinct. The oral shield is almost twice as long as wide and covers about two-thirds of the ventral interradial disc space. Dorsal arm plates fan shaped, three times wider than long. Two (or three) short conical arm spines. The known maximum size of the species (disc diameter) is 8 mm. |
Measurements
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Zanclean - Piacenzian | Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) | Ophiura paucilepis (type locality: 59003) |