Reitneracantha dissidens

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: †Reitneracantha dissidens

Name

Reitneracantha dissidens Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: E1A8998E-30EE-4921-B054-371C65DB6C9D

Fossil range: Lower Jurassic; Pliensbachian.

Holotype: NHMW 2012/0137/0029.

Type locality: Glasenbach Gorge, Austria; Hauptknollenbrekzie, late Sinemurian to early Pliensbachian, Early Jurassic.

Paratypes: NHMW 2012/0137/0030 and NHMW 2012/0137/0031.

Etymology: from Latin dissidere (to disagree, to be separate from).

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 pages 204-206, original description]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Reitneracantha dissidens Thuy, 2013 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745289 on 2020-08-03

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

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