Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae
Full reference: H. Hess. 1985. Schlangensterne und Seelilien aus dem unteren Lias von Hallau (Kanton Schaffausen). Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Schaffhausen 33:1-15
Belongs to Aplocoma according to H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008
See also Hess 1985
Sister taxa: Aplocoma aalensis, Aplocoma agassizi, Aplocoma buehleri, Aplocoma granulata, Aplocoma lariensis, Aplocoma mutata, Aplocoma torrii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Echinoderms, Angulatus zone, Hettangian, Schaffhausen, Hallau, which is in a Hettangian offshore claystone/sandstone in Switzerland
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Echinoderms, Angulatus zone, Hettangian, Schaffhausen, Hallau
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