Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae
Full reference: E. Kristan-Tollmann, A. Tollmann, and A. Hamedani. 1979. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Trias von Persien. I - Revision der Triasgliederung, Rhätfazies in Raum von Isfaham und Kossener Fazieseinschlag bei Waliabad SE Abadeh. Mitteilungen der österreichischen geologischen Gesellschaft 70:119-190
Belongs to Ophiomusium according to E. Kristan-Tollmann et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Ophiomusium biconcavum, Ophiomusium calloviense, Ophiomusium eburneum, Ophiomusium ferrugineum, Ophiomusium fitchii, Ophiomusium gagnebini, Ophiomusium granulosum, Ophiomusium leckenbyi, Ophiomusium longecombense, Ophiomusium lux, Ophiomusium mammillatum, Ophiomusium murravii, Ophiomusium praecisum, Ophiomusium ramsayi, Ophiomusium rugosum, Ophiomusium sentum, Ophiomusium sinemurensis, Ophiomusium sinuatum, Ophiomusium solodurense, Ophiomusium vermiculatum, Ophiomusium weymouthiense
Type specimen: Holotype V 98, Geologisches Institut der Universität Wien. Its type locality is Nayband Fm, Locality 1 - Wali-Abad, which is in a Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Nayband Formation of Iran.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Nayband Fm, Locality 1 - Wali-Abad
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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