Ophioscolex Müller and Troschel 1842 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophioscolecida - Ophioscolecidae
Full reference: J. Müller and F.H. Troschel. 1842. System der Asteriden. F. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1-147
Parent taxon: Ophioscolecidae according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018
See also Jagt 2000, Matsumoto 1915 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ophioscolex clivulus Ophioscolex cretaceus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of the Netherlands (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (2), Denmark (1), France (2), Germany (1)
Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences
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