Europacantha paciphila

Europacantha paciphila, figs. 3-4.

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: †Europacantha
Species: †Europacantha paciphila

Name

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”.

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 97-98, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Europacantha paciphila Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745253 on 2020-06-18

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

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