†Geocoma planata Quenstedt 1876 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae
Alternative combination: Ophiura planata
Full reference: F. A. Quenstedt. 1876. Petrefaktenkunde Deutschlands, 1 abt. Echinodermen (Asteriden und Encriniden). L.F. Fues, Leipzig 1-742
Belongs to Geocoma according to G. Boehm 1889
See also Quenstedt 1876
Sister taxa: Geocoma canjuersensis, Geocoma carinata, Geocoma libanotica, Geocoma magna, Geocoma schoentalensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Geocoma planata in the database
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