†Rhopalocoma pyrotechnica Salter 1857
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Stenuroidea - Proturina - Rhopalocomidae
Alternative combination: Palaeocoma (Rhopalocoma) pyrotechnica
Full reference: J. W. Salter. 1857. On some new Palaeozoic star-fishes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20:321-334
Belongs to Rhopalocoma according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005
See also Lewis et al. 2007, Owen 1965, Salter 1857, Schuchert 1915, Spencer 1940 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Neotype BMNH 40293
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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