Ophiomusium ferrugineum Boehm 1889 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae

Full reference: G. Boehm. 1889. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss fossiler Ophiuren. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg 4:232-287

Belongs to Ophiomusium according to H. Hess 1964

See also Boehm 1889

Sister taxa: Ophiomusium biconcavum, Ophiomusium calloviense, Ophiomusium dizluense, Ophiomusium eburneum, Ophiomusium fitchii, Ophiomusium gagnebini, Ophiomusium granulosum, Ophiomusium leckenbyi, Ophiomusium longecombense, Ophiomusium lux, Ophiomusium mammillatum, Ophiomusium murravii, Ophiomusium praecisum, Ophiomusium ramsayi, Ophiomusium rugosum, Ophiomusium sentum, Ophiomusium sinemurensis, Ophiomusium sinuatum, Ophiomusium solodurense, Ophiomusium vermiculatum, Ophiomusium weymouthiense

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

Distribution: found only at Oolitkörner, Hauptrogenstein, Vögisheim, Baden-Württemberg (Jurassic of Germany)

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