†Tremataster decheni Dewalque 1880 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Furcasteridae
Alternative combination: Protaster decheni
Full reference: G. Dewalque. 1880. Fragments paléontologiques. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique 8:43-54
Belongs to Tremataster according to C. Schuchert 1915
See also Dewalque 1880 and Gregory 1897
Sister taxon: Tremataster difficilis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tremataster decheni in the database
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