Ophiopholis trispinosa Hess 1965 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiopholidae

Full reference: H. Hess. 1965. Mikropaläontologische Untersuchungen an Ophiuren. IV. Die Ophiuren aus dem Renggeri-Ton (Unter-Oxford) von Chapois (Jura) und Longecombe (Ain). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 58(2):1059-1082

Belongs to Ophiopholis according to M Kutscher 1996

See also Hess 1965 and Hess 1975

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Museum Basel, M 6840

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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