Ophiura bognoriensis Rasmussen 1972 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Full reference: H. W. Rasmussen. 1972. Lower Tertiary Crinoidea, Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea from Northern Europe and Greenland. Biologiske skrifter fra det Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 19:1-83

Belongs to Ophiura according to H. W. Rasmussen 1972

Sister taxa: Ophiura (Aspidura), Ophiura achatae, Ophiura astonensis, Ophiura bartonensis, Ophiura carpelloides, Ophiura costata, Ophiura cretacea, Ophiura cunliffei, Ophiura davisi, Ophiura furiae, Ophiura graysonensis, Ophiura hendleri, Ophiura kunradeca, Ophiura marylandica, Ophiura olifex, Ophiura ophiura, Ophiura paucilepis, Ophiura sarsii, Ophiura serrata, Ophiura sternbergica, Ophiura straini, Ophiura texana, Ophiura tinurtiensis, Ophiura travisana, Ophiura wetherelli, Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis, Ophioglypha paronai, Ophioglypha utahensis, Ophioglypha bridgerensis, Ophioglypha pulchra

Type specimen: BMNH E.13761

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ophiura bognoriensis in the database

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