†Encrinaster roemeri Schöndorf 1910 (brittle star)
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Alternative combination: Aspidosoma roemeri
Full reference: F. Schöndorf. 1910. Palaozoische Seesterne Deutschlands. II. Die Aspidosomatiden des deutschen Unterdevon. Palaeontographica 57:1-63
Belongs to Encrinaster according to C. Schuchert 1915
See also Jell and Theron 1999, Lehmann 1957 and Schöndorf 1910
Sister taxa: Encrinaster arnoldi, Encrinaster eifelensis, Encrinaster grayae, Encrinaster hamlingi, Encrinaster laevidiscus, Encrinaster petaloides, Encrinaster pontis, Encrinaster tischbeinianus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Bundenbach - Eschenbach, Germany (Devonian of Germany)
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