Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae
Full reference: H. Hess. 1965. Mikropaläontologische Untersuchungen an Ophiuren. IV. Die Ophiuren aus dem Renggeri-Ton (Unter-Oxford) von Chapois (Jura) und Longecombe (Ain). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 58(2):1059-1082
Belongs to Ophiomusium according to H. Hess 1965
Sister taxa: Ophiomusium biconcavum, Ophiomusium calloviense, Ophiomusium dizluense, Ophiomusium eburneum, Ophiomusium ferrugineum, Ophiomusium fitchii, Ophiomusium gagnebini, Ophiomusium granulosum, Ophiomusium leckenbyi, Ophiomusium lux, Ophiomusium mammillatum, Ophiomusium murravii, Ophiomusium praecisum, Ophiomusium ramsayi, Ophiomusium rugosum, Ophiomusium sentum, Ophiomusium sinemurensis, Ophiomusium sinuatum, Ophiomusium solodurense, Ophiomusium vermiculatum, Ophiomusium weymouthiense
Type specimen: Museum Basel, M 6838. Its type locality is Echinoderms, Renggeri-Ton, Longecombe, Ain, which is in an Oxfordian offshore claystone in the Renggeri-Ton Formation of France.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Echinoderms, Renggeri-Ton, Longecombe, Ain
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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