Hemieuryale argoviensis Hess 1966 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Hemieuryalidae

Full reference: H. Hess. 1966. Mikropaläontologische Untersuchungen an Ophiuren. V. Die Ophiuren aus dem Argovien (unteres Ober-Oxford) von Guldenthal (Kt. Solothurn) und von Savigna (Dépt. Jura). Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 59(2):1025-1063

Belongs to Hemieuryale according to H. Hess 1966

Sister taxon: Hemieuryale parva

Type specimen: Museum of Basel, Hess collection, B150. Its type locality is Echinodermata, Argovian, Guldenthal, Kt. Solothurn, which is in an Oxfordian offshore claystone in Switzerland.

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

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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