†Aplocoma torrii Desio 1951 (brittle star)
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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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