†Palaeocoma escheri Herr 1865 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae

Alternative combination: Ophioderma escheri

Synonym: Ophiura ventrocarinata Quenstedt 1876

Full reference: O. Herr. 1865. Die Urwelt der Schweiz. 1. Schulthess, Zürich 1-713

Belongs to Palaeocoma according to H. Hess 1964

See also Herr 1865, Hess 1960 and Quenstedt 1876

Sister taxa: Palaeocoma milleri, Palaeocoma raiblana

Type specimens:

  • Palaeocoma escheri: Sammlung der geologischen Abteilung, Zürich
  • Ophiura ventrocarinata:

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution:

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

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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