†Ophiolancea Shone 1986 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae
Full reference: R. W. Shone. 1986. A new ophiuroid from the Sundays River Formation (Lower Cretaceous), South Africa. Journal of Paleontology 60(4):904-910
Parent taxon: Ophiacanthidae according to R. W. Shone 1986
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Leadagmara, Ophiacantha, Ophiacanthinae, Ophioglyphoida, Ophiopinna, Ophioplinthaca, Ophioplinthacinae
Subtaxa: Ophiolancea swartkopensis
Type: Ophiolancea swartkopensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Swartkops Brickfield Ophiuroid (Cretaceous of South Africa)
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