Ishidacantha fuersichi, figs. 1-4.

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: †Ishidacantha
Species: †Ishidacantha fuersichi

Name

Ishidacantha fuersichi Thuy, 2013

ZooBank: 26105676-350E-423A-A101-8AEAC88B0FF8
Fossil range: Middle Jurassic; Callovian.
Holotype: GZG.INV.78728.
Type locality: Jumara, Kachchh, India; sample 119, upper Chari Formation, Callovian, Middle Jurassic.
Paratypes: GZG.INV.78729, GZG.INV.78730 and GZG.INV.78731.
Etymology: named after Franz Theodor Fürsich

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 Open access Reference page.  [see pages 174-176, original description]


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