Eugasterella logani Hall 1868 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Alternative combination: Eugaster logani

Full reference: J. Hall. 1868. Contributions to palaeontology. 12. Note on the genus Palaeaster and other fossil starfishes. Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto 20:282-303

Belongs to Eugasterella according to P. A. Jell and J. N. Theron 1999

See also Hall 1868, Schuchert 1914, Schuchert 1915 and Spencer 1934

Sister taxa: Eugasterella africana, Eugasterella concinna, Eugasterella thorni

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eugasterella logani in the database

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