Ophiocistioidea

Full reference: R. J. Prokop and V. Petr. 2002. Survey of echinoderms and a new ophiocistioid Branzoviella talpa gen. et sp. n. (Echinodermata, Ophiocistioidea) in the Lower Devonian, Lochkov Formation of the Barrandian area, Czech Republic. Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey 77(3):237-240

Parent taxon: Ophiocistioidea according to M. Reich and R. Haude 2004

See also Prokop and Petr 2002

Sister taxa: Eucladidae, Linguaserridae, Rhenosquamidae, Rotasacciidae, Sollasinidae, Volchoviidae

Subtaxa: Branzoviella talpa

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Type: Branzoviella talpa

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at “Zalozensky lom” quarry, Lodenice (Devonian of Czech Republic)

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