Ophiomusium sinemurensis Kutscher and Hary 1991 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae

Full reference: M. Kutscher and A. Hary. 1991. Echinodermen im Unteren Lias (bucklandi- und semicostatum-zone) zwischen Ellange und Elvange (SE-Luxemburg). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 182(1):37-72

Belongs to Ophiomusium according to M Kutscher and A Hary 1991

Sister taxa: Ophiomusium biconcavum, Ophiomusium calloviense, Ophiomusium dizluense, Ophiomusium eburneum, Ophiomusium ferrugineum, 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 sinuatum, Ophiomusium solodurense, Ophiomusium vermiculatum, Ophiomusium weymouthiense

Type specimen: Holotype 1664/4, Kutscher collection

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

Distribution: found only at Echinoderms, Sinemurian, Ellange, Elvange, Luxemburg (Jurassic of Luxembourg)

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