Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: W. C. Cornell, D. V. Lemone, and W.D. Norland. 1991. Albian Ophiuroids from Cerro de Cristo Rey, Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 65(6):1009-1013
Belongs to Ophiura according to W. C. Cornell et al. 1991
Sister taxa: Ophiura (Aspidura), Ophiura achatae, Ophiura astonensis, Ophiura bartonensis, Ophiura bognoriensis, Ophiura carpelloides, Ophiura costata, Ophiura cretacea, Ophiura cunliffei, Ophiura davisi, Ophiura furiae, Ophiura graysonensis, Ophiura hendleri, Ophiura kunradeca, Ophiura marylandica, Ophiura olifex, Ophiura ophiura, Ophiura paucilepis, Ophiura sarsii, Ophiura serrata, Ophiura sternbergica, Ophiura texana, Ophiura tinurtiensis, Ophiura travisana, Ophiura wetherelli, Ophioglypha bridgerensis, Ophioglypha pulchra, Ophioglypha utahensis, Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis, Ophioglypha paronai
Type specimen: Holotype SWBI 90-01, paratypes SWBI 90-01, 90-02, 90-03
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: New Mexico collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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