Reitneracantha

Reitneracantha dissidens, figs. 1-3.

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: †Reitneracantha
Species: †R. dissidens

Name

Reitneracantha Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 3BFFDD52-C9E7-450B-9001-E09134B80477

Type species: Reitneracantha dissidens Thuy, 2013 (type by original designation)

Etymology: named after Joachim Reitner, and from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, thorn).

References

Primary 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 page 203, original description]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Reitneracantha Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745147 on 2020-08-03

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

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