Budenbachia Stürtz 1886 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Alternative spelling: Bundenbachia

Full reference: B. Stürtz. 1886. Beitrag zur Kenntnis paläozoische Seesterne. Palaeontographica 32:75-98

Parent taxon: Protasteridae according to W. K. Spencer 1940

See also Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915 and Spencer 1934

Sister taxa: Astutuaster, Chattaster, Drepanaster, Eugasterella, Furcaster, Gamiroaster, Gregoriura, Hypophiura, Mastigophiura, Palaeophiura, Protaster, Protasterinae, Strataster, Taeniaster, Weigeltura

Subtaxa: Budenbachia beneckei

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Type: Budenbachia beneckei

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Budenbachia in the database

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