†Ophiosuperstes Maxwell and Pruss 2021 (brittle star)
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Full reference: V. Maxwell and S. B. Pruss. 2021. Taxonomic names, in A new phosphatized ophiuroid from the lower Triassic of Nevada and its position in the evolutionary history of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata). Zootaxa 5071:369-383
Parent taxon: Ophintegrida according to B. Thuy et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Amphilepidida, Ophiacanthida, Ophioleucida, Ophioscolecida
Subtaxa: Ophiosuperstes praeparvus
Type: Ophiosuperstes praeparvus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at LC-18-34, Lost Cabin Springs (Triassic of Nevada)
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