Ophiaulaxoides paraliensis Yang and Nie 1982 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea

Full reference: T. Y. Yang and Z. T. Nie. 1982. New Jurassic ophiuroids from the Ngari area of Xizang (Tibet), China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 21:83-86

Belongs to Ophiaulaxoides according to T. Y. Yang and Z. T. Nie 1982

Sister taxa: Ophiaulaxoides aliensis, Ophiaulaxoides bijieensis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiaulaxoides paraliensis in the database

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