Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Alternative combination: Ophioderma bridgerensis
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1873. United States geological and geographical survey of territories. Pal. Rept. for 1872 429-518
Belongs to Ophioglypha according to W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell 1915
See also Meek 1873
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 pulchra, Ophioglypha utahensis, Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis, Ophioglypha paronai
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Fort Ellis (Cretaceous of Montana)
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