†Aganaster huaanensis Wu 1980 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aganasteridae
Alternative combination: Ophioderma huaanensis
Full reference: Q. Wu. 1980. First discovery of an upper Permian ophiuroid in Fujian. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 19(1):61-62
Belongs to Aganaster according to Z. Q. Chen and K. J. McNamara 2006
See also Wu 1980
Sister taxa: Aganaster fujianensis, Aganaster gregarius
Type specimen: Its type locality is Fulicun Hzg-1592-C, Hua'an County, which is in a Capitanian marine siliciclastic in the Tongziyan Formation of China
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Fulicun Hzg-1592-C, Hua'an County
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