†Ophiolepis shaanxiensis Yang 1979 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae
Full reference: Z. Y. Yang. 1979. Taxonomic names, in Marine Triassic faunas from the Shihchienfeng Group in the northern Weihe River basin, Shaanxi province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18:465-474
Belongs to Ophiolepis according to Z. Y. Yang 1979
Sister taxa: Ophiolepis bertrandi, Ophiolepis falsa, Ophiolepis gracilis, Ophiolepis granulata, Ophiolepis linea, Ophiolepis ulmensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Zishiya, Linyou County, which is in a Spathian marginal marine siliciclastic in the Liujiagou Formation of China
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Zishiya, Linyou County
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