†Cholaster peculiaris Worthen and Miller 1883 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
Full reference: A. H. Worthen and S.A. Miller. 1883. Class Echinodermata. Geology and Paleontology. Geological Survey of Illinois, H.W. Rokker, Spingfield 7:327-338
Belongs to Cholaster according to C. Schuchert 1915
See also Worthen and Miller 1883
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Holotype 2480, Illinois State collections
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cholaster peculiaris in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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