Lapidaster varuna

Lapidaster varuna, figs. 5-7.

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: †Lapidaster
Species: †Lapidaster varuna

Name

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Lapidaster varuna Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 6E723392-8565-4F6C-84C5-B6FEBE1A69CB
Fossil range: Middle Jurassic; Callovian.
Holotype: GZG.INV.78511.
Type locality: Jumara, Kachchh, India; sample 117, upper Chari Formation, Callovian, Middle Jurassic.
Paratypes: GZG.INV.78512 and GZG.INV.78513.
Etymology: named after Varuna, the god of the oceans in Hindu mythology, in reference to the cultural background prevailing in the area of the type locality in Kachchh, India.

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