Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: C.T. Berry. 1941. Cretaceous ophiurans from Texas. Journal of Paleontology 15(1):61-67
Belongs to Ophiura according to C.T. Berry 1941
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 olifex, Ophiura ophiura, Ophiura paucilepis, Ophiura sarsii, Ophiura serrata, Ophiura sternbergica, Ophiura straini, Ophiura texana, Ophiura tinurtiensis, Ophiura wetherelli, Ophioglypha pulchra, Ophioglypha bridgerensis, Ophioglypha paronai, Ophioglypha utahensis, Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis
Type specimen: USNM 76415. Its type locality is Ophiuroidea, Webberville, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in Texas.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Ophiuroidea, Webberville
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