†Ophiotitanos tenuis Spencer 1907 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1907. A Monograph of the British Fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous formations. Volume second: The Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. Paleontographical Society Monographs 2(4):91-132
Belongs to Ophiotitanos according to W. K. Spencer 1907
Sister taxa: Ophiotitanos laevis, Ophiotitanos magnus, Ophiotitanos pilleri, Ophiotitanos smithi
Type specimen: Holotype BMNH E5056, Paratype BMNH E. 5057.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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