Encrinaster laevidiscus Lehmann 1957 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Full reference: W.M. Lehmann. 1957. Die Asterozoen in den Dachschifern des rheinischen Unterdevons. Abhandlungen des Hessischen Landeshamtes für Bodenforchung 21:1-160

Belongs to Encrinaster according to W.M. Lehmann 1957

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

Type specimen: Holotype G.L133, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Encrinaster laevidiscus in the database

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