Pentremites elongatus Shumard 1855 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Pentremitidae

same as Pentremites burlingtonensis Meek & Worthen 1890, p. 33; 1873, p.461, 462, Pl. 8, fig. 7a, b.

Belongs to Pentremites according to Shumard 1855

Sister taxa: Pentremites aridus, Pentremites clavatus, Pentremites conoideus, Pentremites cristalensis, Pentremites godoni, Pentremites kirki, Pentremites pentremites, Pentremites pulchellus, Pentremites rusticus, Pentremites stelliformis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pentremites elongatus in the database

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