†Ophiothrix royeri de Loriol 1872 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiotrichidae
Alternative combination: Ophiurella royeri
Full reference: P. de Loriol. 1872. Description géologique et paléontologique des étages jurassiques supérieurs de la Haute-Marne. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 16
Belongs to Ophiothrix according to H. Hess 1960
See also de Loriol 1872
Sister taxa: Ophiothrix bongaertsi, Ophiothrix cristata
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Ophiuroidea, Humeralis-Mergem, Raederdorf, Haut-Rhin (Jurassic of France)
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