Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: F. A. Quenstedt. 1876. Petrefaktenkunde Deutschlands, 1 abt. Echinodermen (Asteriden und Encriniden). L.F. Fues, Leipzig 1-742
Belongs to Ophiura according to F. A. Quenstedt 1876
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 ophiura, Ophiura paucilepis, Ophiura sarsii, Ophiura serrata, Ophiura sternbergica, Ophiura straini, Ophiura texana, Ophiura tinurtiensis, Ophiura travisana, Ophiura wetherelli, Ophioglypha paronai, Ophioglypha pulchra, Ophioglypha utahensis, Ophioglypha bridgerensis, Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiura olifex in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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