Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell. 1915. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54:1-341
Belongs to Aspidura according to W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell 1915
Sister taxa: Aspiduriella camuna, Aspiduriella dorae, Aspiduriella italica, Aspiduriella ludeni, Aspiduriella montserratensis, Aspiduriella scutellata, Aspiduriella similis, Aspiduriella streichani, Aspidura (Amphiglypha), Aspidura (Hemiglypha)
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ophiuroidea, Lower Triassic, Paris Canyon, Idaho, USA, which is in a Triassic deep subtidal limestone in Idaho
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Idaho collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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