Family Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman 1867 (basket star)

Ophiuroidea - Euryalida - Gorgonocephalidae

Full reference: A. V. Ljungman. 1867. Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerata. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskapsakademiens Forhandlingar Stockholm 1866(9):303-336

Parent taxon: Euryalida according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018

See also Matsumoto 1915, O'Hara et al. 2017, Smith et al. 1995 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Asteronychidae, Euryalidae

Subtaxa: Astrodendrum Astrophyton Gorgonocephalinae

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Type: Gorgonocephalinae

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Germany (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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