Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae
Alternative combination: Ophiopeza portei
Synonym: Ophiolepis ranvillensis Porte 1927 [objective synonym]
Full reference: L. Guillaume. 1926. Ophiopeza Portei, Ophiure nouvelle du Bathonien supérieur de Ranville (Calvados). Compte Rendu Sommaire et Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 4(26):117-127
Belongs to Sinosura according to H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008
See also Cottreau 1929, Guillaume 1926, Porte 1927 and Porte 1927
Sister taxa: Sinosura brodiei, Sinosura extensa, Sinosura fasciata, Sinosura jasmundensis, Sinosura reicheli, Sinosura schneideri, Sinosura wolburgi
Type specimens:
- Sinosura portei: Its type locality is Clay Lense, Ranville quarry, Calvados, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal claystone/limestone in France
- Ophiolepis ranvillensis: Lectotype MNHN R62462.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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