†Vandelooaster plicatilis Jell 1997 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Cheiropterasteridae
Full reference: P. Jell. 1997. Early Carboniferous ophiuroids from Crawfordsville, Indiana. Journal of Paleontology 71(2):306-316
Belongs to Vandelooaster according to P. Jell 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Holotype NYSM 16100, Paratypes NYSM 16101-16106
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Inexact locality near Crawfordsville, unknown formation, Montgomery Co., Indiana (Carboniferous of Indiana)
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