Ishidacantha hirokoae

Ishidacantha hirokoae, figs. 7-9.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: †Ishidacantha
Species: †Ishidacantha hirokoae

Name

Ishidacantha hirokoae Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: CD39B010-D3BF-4BFA-9913-863830744D67

Fossil range: Lower Jurassic; Toarcian.

Holotype: GZG.INV.78723.

Type locality: Le Clapier, France; debris flow bed rich in skeletal detritus, middle Toarcian, Early Jurassic.

Paratypes: GZG.INV.78724 and GZG.INV.78725.

Etymology: named after Hiroko Ishida

References

• Thuy, T. 2013. Temporary expansion to shelf depths rather than an onshore-offshore trend: the shallow-water rise and demise of the modern deep-sea brittle star family Ophiacanthidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). European Journal of Taxonomy 48: 1–242. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2013.48 Reference page.  [see pages 172-173, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ishidacantha hirokoae Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745278 on 2020-06-28

• BHL bibliography
• Ishidacantha hirokoae – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ishidacantha hirokoae.
• ION

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