†Ophiurites Schlotheim 1820 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Parent taxon: Ophiuridae according to M. Leriche 1931
Sister taxa: Felderophiura, Huangzhishania, Ophiocrossota, Ophiocten, Ophioleucinae, Ophiura, Ophiurinae
Subtaxa: Ophiurites pustulosus Ophiurites trunensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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