Ophioflabellum Donofrio and Mostler 1977 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Eospondylidae

Full reference: D. A. Donofrio and H. Mostler. 1977. Wenig bechartete Echinodermaten-Skelettelemente aus der Alpinen Trias. Geologisch−Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 6(6):1-27

Parent taxon: Eospondylidae according to B. Thuy et al. 2017

See also Donofrio and Mostler 1977

Sister taxa: Eospondylus, Kentrospondylus

Subtaxa: Ophioflabellum altum Ophioflabellum cristatum Ophioflabellum hessi

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Type: Ophioflabellum hessi

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), China (1), Indian Ocean (1), Iran (1)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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