Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: B. Thuy and A. Kroh. 2011. Barremian ophiuroids from the Serre de Bleyton (Drôme, SE France). Annalen des Naturhistorisches Museums in Wien, Serie A 113:777-807
Belongs to Ophiotitanos according to B. Thuy and A. Kroh 2011
Sister taxa: Ophiotitanos laevis, Ophiotitanos magnus, Ophiotitanos smithi, Ophiotitanos tenuis
Type specimen: Holotype NHMW 2010/0356/0017, paratypes NHMW 2010/0356/0018, 2010/0356/0019, GZG.INV.30572, 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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