Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Euryalida |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: incertae sedis
Genus: †Melusinaster
Species: † Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae
Name
edit- Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae Thuy & Stöhr, 2018
- Type locality: field in the Seweckenberge area southeast of Quedlinburg, Germany; clay bed with reworked ammonite casts dated as latest Toarcian (Torulosum Subzone, Aalensis Zone), Lower Jurassic (ca. 174 million years).
- Fossil range: Lower Jurassic; Toarcian.
- Holotype: MnhnL OPH028
- Paratypes: MnhnL OPH029; MnhnL OPH030; MnhnL OPH031
References
edit- Thuy, B., Stöhr, S. 2018. Unravelling the origin of the basket stars and their allies (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida). Scientific Reports. 8(8493): 1-14. DOI: 10.1038/S41598-018-26877-5 Reference page. [as Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae p. 8-11, fig. 5a-d (original description)]