Ophiacantha biformis Hess 1975 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Full reference: H. Hess. 1975. Mikropaläontologische Untersuchungen an Ophiuren. VI. Die Ophiuren aus den Günsberg-Schichten (Oberes Oxford) von Guldental (KT. Solothurn). Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 68(3):591-601

Belongs to Ophiacantha according to H Hess 1975

See also Hess 1975

Sister taxa: Ophiacantha binitorulosa, Ophiacantha constricta, Ophiacantha danica, Ophiacantha dorecki, Ophiacantha francojurassica, Ophiacantha liesbergensis, Ophiacantha punctata, Ophiacantha rugosa, Ophiacantha striata, Ophiacantha subtilirugosa, Ophiacantha suprajurassica, Ophiacantha toarcensis

Type specimen: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Holotype M 9061

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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