Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis Barbier et al. 1957 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Full reference: R. Barbier, J. Debelmas, and M. Latreille. 1957. Découverte d'Ophiuridés dans le Rhétien intraalpin de la région d'Orcières (Hautes-Alpes). Travaux du Laboratoire de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université de Grenoble 33:105-111

Belongs to Ophiura (Ophioglypha) according to R. Barbier et al. 1957

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 straini, Ophiura texana, Ophiura tinurtiensis, Ophiura travisana, Ophiura wetherelli, Ophioglypha paronai, Ophioglypha utahensis, Ophioglypha bridgerensis, Ophioglypha pulchra

Type specimen: Repository unknown. Its type locality is Ophiuroidea, Rhaetian, Crète de Casse-Blanche, Orcières, Hautes-Alpes, which is in a Rhaetian shallow subtidal limestone in France.

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ophiuroidea, Rhaetian, Crète de Casse-Blanche, Orcières, Hautes-Alpes

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