†Schuchertia wenlocki Spencer 1922 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1922. A monograph of the British Palaeozoic Asterozoa. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, London 1920(5):197-236
Belongs to Schuchertia according to W. K. Spencer 1922
See also Lewis et al. 2007 and Owen 1965
Sister taxa: Schuchertia junori, Schuchertia laxata, Schuchertia macrarta, Schuchertia ordinaria, Schuchertia sprinklei, Schuchertia stellata
Type specimen: Holotype RSM 485, Royal Scottish Museum
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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