Aplocoma torrii Desio 1951 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Alternative combination: Ophioderma torrii

Full reference: A. Desio. 1951. Ophioderma torrii, nuova specie di Ofiura nel Retico del M. Albenza (Prealpi Bergamasche). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigraphia 57:67-75

Belongs to Aplocoma according to H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008

See also Desio 1951, Hess 1965 and Hess 1985

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Chhidru West, Section 6A, Bed 8 (Triassic of Pakistan)

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