Ophioderma hauchecorni Eck 1872 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae

Alternative combination: Ophioderma hauchecornei

Full reference: H. Eck. 1872. Rüdersdorf und Umgebung. Eine geognostische Monographie. Abhandlungen zur geologischen Specialkarte von Preußen und benachbarten Thüringischen Staaten 1(1):1-183

Belongs to Ophioderma according to H. Hess 1965

See also Assmann 1926, Assmann 1937, Benecke 1886, Eck 1872, Kutscher 1940 and Pohlig 1878

Sister taxa: Ophioderma dentata, Ophioderma qingchangensis, Ophioderma radiatum, Ophioderma rugensis, Ophioderma spectabilis, Ophioderma squamosum, Ophioderma substriatum, Ophioderma tenuibrachiata, Ophioderma waliabadensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophioderma hauchecorni in the database

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