Ophiozonella stoehrae Thuy and Kroh 2011 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Hemieuryalidae

Full reference: B. Thuy and A. Kroh. 2011. Barremian ophiuroids from the Serre de Bleyton (DrĂ´me, SE France). Annalen des Naturhistorisches Museums in Wien, Serie A 113:777-807

Belongs to Ophiozonella according to B. Thuy and A. Kroh 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Holotype NHMW 2010/0356/0013, paratypes NHMW 2010/0356/0014, 2010/0356/0015, GZG.INV.30570, an other. Its type locality is Locality 2, Serre de Bleyton, which is in a Barremian slope marl in France.

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

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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