Ophiuroidea taxon details

Ophiolancea Shone, 1986 †

AphiaID

745171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:745171)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophiurina incertae sedis

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Species Ophiolancea swartkopensis Shone, 1986 †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Shone, R.W. (1986). A new ophiuroid from the Sundays River Formation (Lower Cretaceous), South Africa. Journal of Paleontology, 60(4), 904-910. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiolancea Shone, 1986 †. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745171 on 2025-12-11

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2013-12-10 12:44:51Z

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Thuy, Ben

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original description Shone, R.W. (1986). A new ophiuroid from the Sundays River Formation (Lower Cretaceous), South Africa. Journal of Paleontology, 60(4), 904-910. [details]

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