Aplocoma granulata Benecke 1868 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Alternative combinations: Acroura granulata, Ophioglypha (Acroura) granulata, Ophioglypha granulata

Full reference: E. W. Benecke. 1868. Über einige Muschelkalkablagerungen der Alpen. Geognostisch-paläontologische Beiträge, München 2:1-67

Belongs to Aplocoma according to H. Hess 1965

See also Benecke 1868, Benecke 1886, Eck 1879, Kutscher 1940 and Neviani 1892

Sister taxa: Aplocoma aalensis, Aplocoma agassizi, Aplocoma brevispina, Aplocoma buehleri, Aplocoma lariensis, Aplocoma mutata, Aplocoma torrii

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Echinodermata, Muschelkalk, Recoaro (Triassic of Italy)

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