†Ophiopetagno paicei Thuy et al. 2022 (brittle star)
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Full reference: B. Thuy, M. E. Eriksson, M. Kutscher, J. Lindgren, L. D. Nurnberger-Thuy and D. F. Wright. 2022. Miniaturization during a Silurian environmental crisis generated the modern brittle star body plan. Communications Biology 5(14)
Belongs to Ophiopetagno according to B. Thuy et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Trench exposure, Svarvare, near Klintehamn (Silurian of Sweden)
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