Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Euryalida
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: Euryophiurida Ordo: Euryalida

Familia: incertae sedis
Genus: †Melusinaster
Species: † Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae

Name

Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae Thuy & Stöhr, 2018

ZooBank: AA407FFB-24B0-4781-A336-79D9A092EA1A

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

Primary references

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. [see pages 8-11, fig. 5a-d]

Links

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae Thuy & Stöhr, 2018 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1299674 on 2020-10-04

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