Ophiopeza Peters 1851 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiopezidae
Parent taxon: Ophiopezidae according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018
See also Spencer and Wright 1966 and Wolburg 1939
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ophiopeza ferrugineum
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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