Marine Species Traits - Alternacantha Thuy & Meyer, 2012 †

Traits taxon details

Alternacantha Thuy & Meyer, 2012 †

AphiaID

745128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:745128)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

Direct children (4)

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Species Alternacantha arges Thuy, 2013 †
Species Alternacantha dilionessa Thuy, 2013 †
Species Alternacantha occulta Thuy & Meyer, 2012 †
Species Alternacantha schwermannorum Thuy, 2013 †

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Thuy, B.; Meyer, C. A. (2013). The pitfalls of extrapolating modern depth ranges to fossil assemblages: new insights from Middle Jurassic brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Switzerland. <em>Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 132(1): 5-21., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13358-012-0048-5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Alternacantha Thuy & Meyer, 2012 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745128 on 2024-04-20

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Alternacantha Thuy & Meyer, 2012 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=745128 on 2024-04-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-12-10 12:44:51Z

created

Thuy, Ben

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Sources (1)

original description Thuy, B.; Meyer, C. A. (2013). The pitfalls of extrapolating modern depth ranges to fossil assemblages: new insights from Middle Jurassic brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Switzerland. <em>Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 132(1): 5-21., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13358-012-0048-5 [details]