Ophiolepis gracilis Allman 1863 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Full reference: G. J. Allman. 1863. On a new fossil Ophiuridan, from Post-Pliocene strata of the valley of the Forth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 5

Belongs to Ophiolepis according to G. Boehm 1889

See also Allman 1863

Sister taxa: Ophiolepis bertrandi, Ophiolepis falsa, Ophiolepis granulata, Ophiolepis linea, Ophiolepis shaanxiensis, Ophiolepis ulmensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Dunbar (Quaternary of the United Kingdom)

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