Europacantha paciphila

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: †Europacantha paciphila

Name

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Europacantha paciphila Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 96307602-8F71-4187-B901-312179D4E69C
Fossil range: Middle Triassic; Anisian.
Holotype: MHI 2090/1.
Type locality: Felsöörs, Hungary; Felsöörs Formation, late Anisian, Middle Triassic.
Paratype: MHI 2091/1.
Etymology: Name derived from pax, Latin for “peace”, and Philia, Greek for “love”.

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