Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae
Alternative combination: Aganaster qingchangensis
Full reference: R.-L. Feng. 1985. New discovery of fossil ophiuroids from Guizhou and southern Sichuan, China. Acta Paleontologica Sinica 24(3):337-343
Belongs to Ophioderma according to R.-L. Feng 1985
See also Chen and McNamara 2006
Sister taxa: Ophioderma dentata, Ophioderma hauchecorni, Ophioderma radiatum, Ophioderma rugensis, Ophioderma spectabilis, Ophioderma squamosum, Ophioderma substriatum, Ophioderma tenuibrachiata, Ophioderma waliabadensis
Type specimen: F10-1167Bo. Its type locality is Ophiuroids, Changhsingian, Quingchang, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Changhsing Formation of China.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Ophiuroids, Changhsingian, Quingchang
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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