†Ophiopholis trispinosa Hess 1965 (brittle star)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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