Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: H. W. Rasmussen. 1972. Lower Tertiary Crinoidea, Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea from Northern Europe and Greenland. Biologiske skrifter fra det Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 19:1-83
Belongs to Ophiura according to H. W. Rasmussen 1972
Sister taxa: Ophiura (Aspidura), 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 bridgerensis, Ophioglypha pulchra, Ophioglypha utahensis, Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis, Ophioglypha paronai
Type specimen: Geological Museum Copenhagen, 12799
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiura achatae in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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