Figure 6. <i>Ophiogojira labadiei</i> gen. et sp. nov. from the late Early Pliensbachian (Davoei chronozone, Early Jurassic) of Sedan, Ardennes, France. (a–f) Holotype (MnhnL OPH159), disc fragment in ventral (a) and dorsal (b) views, and with details of the genital papillae (c), the proximal arm segments (d), the arm spine articulations (e) and the arm spines (f). AOS, adoral shield; AOSs, adoral shield spine; AS, arm spine; DAP, dorsal arm plate; di, distal; do, dorsal; GP, genital plate (abradial); GS, genital scale; LAP, lateral arm plate; MO, muscle opening; NO, nerve opening; RS, radial shield; TS, tentacle scale; VAP, ventral arm plate; VAP1, first ventral arm plate; ve, ventral. Scale bars equal 1 mm in (a,b), 0.5 mm in (c,d) and 0.1 mm in (e,f).
Thuy Ben, Numberger-Thuy Lea D. and Pineda-Enríquez Tania 2021. New fossils of Jurassic ophiurid brittle stars (Ophiuroidea; Ophiurida) provide evidence for early clade evolution in the deep sea. <i>Royal Society Open Science</i>. 8: 210643.
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