Plathyarthra Berry 1938 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida

Full reference: C.T. Berry. 1938. Ophiurans from the Upper Senonian of South Limburg, Holland. Journal of Paleontology 12:61-71

Parent taxon: Ophiurida according to C.T. Berry 1938

See also Kutscher and Jagt 2000 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Acroura, Chilophiurina, Chilophiurina, Dolicharthra, Gnathophiurina, Laemophiurina, Ophioderma asteriformis, Ophioderma bonnardi, Ophiolepidina, Ophiolepis damesi, Ophiolepis estarensis, Ophiomusina, Ophiomyxina, Ophiuricoma, Ophiurina, Ophiurites rhaeticus

Subtaxa: none

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plathyarthra in the database

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