Dermacantha leonorae

Dermacantha leonorae, figs. 9-11.

Taxonavigation

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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: †Dermacantha
Species: †Dermacantha leonorae

Name

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Dermacantha leonorae Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 95EF2CA2-C31C-415F-A639-417842B0EEC6
Fossil range: Lower Jurassic; Pliensbachian
Holotype: GZG.INV.78710.
Type locality: Blockley, near Cheltenham, Great Britain; shell lenses in clay matrix, Davoei Zone, early Pliensbachian, Early Jurassic.
Paratypes: GZG.INV.78711 and GZG.INV.78712.
Etymology: named after Leonora Martín-Medrano

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