Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Alternative combination: Eugasterella aranea

Full reference: R. Ruedemann. 1916. Account of some new or little known species of fossils mostly from Palaeozoic rocks of New York. Paleontological contributions from the New York State Museum 189:7-97

Belongs to Mastigactis according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005

See also Owen 1965, Ruedemann 1916, Spencer 1930 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Holotype NYSM

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mastigactis aranea in the database

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