†family Eospondylidae Spencer and Wright 1966 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Eospondylidae

Full reference: W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright. 1966. Asterozoans. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U Echinodermata 3 U(3):U4-U107

Parent taxon: Euryalina according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966

See also Boczarowski 2001

Sister taxa: Asteroschematidae, Onychasteridae

Subtaxa: Eospondylus Kentrospondylus Ophioflabellum

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Type: Eospondylus

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Austria (2), China (1), Iran (1)

• Devonian of Australia (1), Germany (2), Poland (2)

Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences

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