Encrinaster pontis Clarke 1913 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Alternative combination: Aspidosoma pontis

Full reference: J. M. Clarke. 1913. Fosseis Devonianos do Paraná. Monographias do Serviço e Mineralogico do Brasil 1:1-353

Belongs to Encrinaster according to C. Schuchert 1915

See also Clarke 1913, Clarke 1913 and Jell and Theron 1999

Sister taxa: Encrinaster arnoldi, Encrinaster eifelensis, Encrinaster grayae, Encrinaster hamlingi, Encrinaster laevidiscus, Encrinaster petaloides, Encrinaster roemeri, Encrinaster tischbeinianus

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

Distribution: found only at Ponta Grossa Shale Formation, Bed 3 ( of Brazil)

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