Edrioaster bigsbyi Billings 1858

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioasterida - Edrioasteridae

Alternative combination: Cyclaster bigsbyi

Full reference: E. Billings. 1858. The Black River fauna. Canadian Geological Survey Report of Progress 1857:147-192

Belongs to Edrioaster according to E. Billings 1858

See also Bannikov 2000

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Ontario collections), United States (14: Illinois, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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