Oneirophantites Cherbonnier 1976 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Elasipodida

Alternative spelling: Oneirophanites

Full reference: G. Cherbonnier. 1976. Note sur deux empreintes d'holothuries fossiles du Trias moyen de la région de Tarragone. Thalassia Jugoslavica 12:75-79

Parent taxon: Elasipoda according to G. Cherbonnier 1976

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Villier 2010

Sister taxa: Deimatidae, Elpidiidae, Laetmogonidae, Palaeocaudinidae, Pelagothuriidae, Psychropotidae

Subtaxa: Oneirophantites tarraconensis

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Type: Oneirophantites tarraconensis

Ecology: epifaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Montral-Alcover quarries (Triassic of Spain)

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