Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae
Alternative combinations: Ophiomusium burrisi, Ophiuraster burrisi
Full reference: H. W. Miller. 1958. A new genus and species of Permian ophiuroid from Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 32(2):357-361
Belongs to Archaeophiomusium according to T. V. Mayou 1967
See also Hattin 1959, Hattin 1967, Mayou 1969, Miller 1958 and Miller 1963
Sister taxa: Archaeophiomusium andinum, Archaeophiomusium bispinosum
Type specimen: Paleontological collection of the Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Holotype 11382H 1
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (6: Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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