†Ophiurella speciosa Goldfuss 1833 (brittle star)
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Alternative combination: Ophiura speciosa
Full reference: G. A. Goldfuss. 1833. Divisio secunda. Radiariorum reliquiae. Petrefacta Germaniae et ea, quae in Museuo Universitatis Regiae, Borussicae Frederischiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur et alia quacungue in Museis Hueninghausiano, Muensteriano aliisque exstant, iconibus et descriptionnibus illustrata 1(2):115-252
Belongs to Ophiurella according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Goldfuss 1833
Sister taxa: Ophiurella bispinosa, Ophiurella viguieri
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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