Brezinacantha tolis

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: †Brezinacantha
Species: †Brezinacantha tolis

Name

Brezinacantha tolis Thuy et al., 2018

Holotype: AMNH 113563

Type locality: AMNH locality 3495 (WPT 130a), Didymoceras cheyennense Zone, upper Campanian, Late Cretaceous, Pierre Shale, Pennington County, South Dakota.

Paratypes: AMNH 113564–113568, MNHNL OPH039 - 040

Fossil range: Late Cretaceous; Campanian.

Etymology: named after Sakis and Themis Tolis, founding members of a Greek Black Metal band.

References

Thuy, B., Landman, N,H., Larson, N.L., Numberger-Thuy, L.D. 2018. Brittle-star mass occurrence on a Late Cretaceous methane seep from South Dakota, USA. Scientific Reports 8: 9617. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27326-z Reference page.

Links

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Brezinacantha tolis Thuy, Landman, Larson & Numberger-Thuy, 2018 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1299681 on 2020-06-03

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