†Vandelooaster Jell 1997 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Cheiropterasteridae
Alternative spelling: Vandelcoaster
Full reference: P. Jell. 1997. Early Carboniferous ophiuroids from Crawfordsville, Indiana. Journal of Paleontology 71(2):306-316
Parent taxon: Cheiropterasteridae according to N. S. Smith et al. 2025
See also Jell 1997, Sepkoski 2002 and Villier 2010
Sister taxon: Hexuraster
Subtaxa: Vandelooaster douglasi Vandelooaster plicatilis
Type: Vandelooaster plicatilis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Indiana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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