Ophiura cretacea Guéranger 1853 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Full reference: E. Guéranger. 1853. Essai d'un répertoire paléontologique du département de la Sarthe dressé suivant l'ordre de superposition des terrains ou liste des fossiles observés jusqu'ici dans cette localité. Imprimerie de Julien, Lanier & Co, Le Mans 1-44

Belongs to Ophiura according to E. Guéranger 1853

Sister taxa: Ophiura (Aspidura), Ophiura achatae, Ophiura astonensis, Ophiura bartonensis, Ophiura bognoriensis, Ophiura carpelloides, Ophiura costata, 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, Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis, Ophioglypha pulchra

Type specimen: at the Museum of Le Mans, France

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

Distribution: found only at La Butte de Gazonfier, Le Mans (Sables et Grès du Mans) (Cretaceous of France)

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