Ophiurella speciosa Goldfuss 1833 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea

Alternative combination: Ophiura speciosa

Full reference: G. A. Goldfuss. 1833. Divisio secunda. Radiariorum reliquiae. Petrefacta Germaniae et ea, quae in Museuo Universitatis Regiae, Borussicae Frederischiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur et alia quacungue in Museis Hueninghausiano, Muensteriano aliisque exstant, iconibus et descriptionnibus illustrata 1(2):115-252

Belongs to Ophiurella according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966

See also Goldfuss 1833

Sister taxa: Ophiurella bispinosa, Ophiurella viguieri

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

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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