Eospondylus primigenius Stürtz 1886 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Eospondylidae

Alternative combinations: Eospondylus primigenia, Ophiurella primigenia

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

Belongs to Eospondylus according to W. K. Spencer 1925

See also Gregory 1897, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Stürtz 1886 and Stürtz 1890

Sister taxon: Eospondylus ingens

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bundenbach - Eschenbach, Germany (Devonian of Germany)

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