Ophioplax Lyman 1875 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophionereididae

Parent taxon: Ophionereididae according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Ophiochiton, Ophiochitoninae

Subtaxa: Ophioplax pratti

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Christian Malford (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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