Syntomospina kuehni Morris et al. 1973 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiurinidae

Full reference: R. W. Morris, H. B. Rollins, and G. D. Shaak. 1973. A New Ophiuroid from the Brush Creek Shale (Conemaugh Group, Pennsylvanian) of Western Pennsylvania. Journal of Paleontology 47(3):473-478

Belongs to Syntomospina according to R. W. Morris et al. 1973

Sister taxon: Syntomospina kaiyangensis

Type specimen: holotype AMNH 29139, Paratypes AMNH 29140, 29141

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Syntomospina kuehni in the database

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