†Arenorbis Hess 1970 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae

Full reference: H. Hess. 1970. Ein neuer Schlangenstern (Aplocoma mutata n.sp.) aus dem Hettangien von Ceilhes (Herault) und Bemerkungen über "Ophioderma" squamosa aus dem Muschelkalk. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 63(3):1059-1067

Parent taxon: Aplocomidae according to H Hess 1970

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aplocominae, Ophiopetrinae

Subtaxa: Arenorbis squamosus

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Type: Aspidura squamosa

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

Distribution:

• Triassic of Germany (5 collections), Poland (1)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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