†family Dermocomidae Hess 1972 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Dermocomidae

Full reference: H. Hess. 1972. Eine Echinodermen-Fauna aus dem mittleren Dogger des Aargauer Juras. Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 92:1-86

Parent taxon: Chilophiurina according to H Hess 1972

Sister taxa: Aganasteridae, Ophiurinidae

Subtaxa: Dermocoma

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Type: Dermocoma

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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