Europacantha paciphila, figs. 3-4.

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: †Europacantha
Species: †E. paciphila

Name

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Europacantha Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 511AAE08-FCA9-4DA9-AFC4-6B2A2C39B2DB
Type species: Europacantha paciphila Thuy, 2013 (type by original designation).
Etymology: Name composed of Europa, a Phoenician princess, and of Acantha a Greek nymph, translated into “thorny”; gender feminine.

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