Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae
Alternative combination: Ophiomusium geisingense
Full reference: M. Kutscher. 1992. Ophiomusium geisingense n.sp. eine neue Ophiurenart aus dem Lias Epsilon (Unteres Toarcium) von Bachhausen/Bayern. Archaeopteryx 10:25-30
Belongs to Mesophiomusium according to M Kutscher and L Villier 2003
See also Kutscher 1992 and Kutscher 1996
Sister taxa: Mesophiomusium decipiens, Mesophiomusium moenense, Mesophiomusium paragraysonensis, Mesophiomusium scabrum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Lias Epsilon, Toarcian, Bachhausen/Bayern, which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (5), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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