Mesophiomusium scabrum Hess 1962 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Alternative combination: Ophiomusium scabrum

Full reference: H. Hess. 1962. Mikropaläontologische Untersuchungen an Ophiuren II. Die Ophiuren aus dem Lias (Pliensbachien-Toarcien) von Seewen (Kt. Solothurn). Bericht der schweitzerischen palaeontologischen Gesellschaft 55(2):609-656

Belongs to Mesophiomusium according to M Kutscher and L Villier 2003

See also Hess 1962, Hess 1964, Hess 1975 and Kutscher 1996

Sister taxa: Mesophiomusium decipiens, Mesophiomusium geisingense, Mesophiomusium moenense, Mesophiomusium paragraysonensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ophiuridea, Schicht B, Pliensbachian, Seewen, Solothurn, which is in a Pliensbachian/Toarcian offshore claystone in Switzerland

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (3), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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