Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae
Full reference: H. Hess. 1962. Mikropaläontologische Untersuchungen an Ophiuren II. Die Ophiuren aus dem Lias (Pliensbachien-Toarcien) von Seewen (Kt. Solothurn). Bericht der schweitzerischen palaeontologischen Gesellschaft 55(2):609-656
Belongs to Ophiacantha according to H. Hess 1962
See also Kutscher 1996
Sister taxa: Ophiacantha biformis, Ophiacantha binitorulosa, Ophiacantha constricta, Ophiacantha danica, Ophiacantha francojurassica, Ophiacantha liesbergensis, Ophiacantha punctata, Ophiacantha rugosa, Ophiacantha striata, Ophiacantha subtilirugosa, Ophiacantha suprajurassica, Ophiacantha toarcensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ophiuridea, Schicht A, Pliensbachian, Seewen, Solothurn, which is in a Pliensbachian offshore claystone in Switzerland
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (2 collections), Switzerland (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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