Chatsworthia Smith and Jell 1990

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida

Full reference: A. B. Smith and P. A. Jell. 1990. Cambrian edrioasteroids from Australia and the origin of starfishes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 28(2):715-778

Parent taxon: Isorophida according to A. B. Smith and P. A. Jell 1990

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agelacrinitidae, Cryptogoleus, Curvitriordo, Deltadiscus, Floridiscus, Giganticlavus, Hadrochthus, Hadrodiscus, Lebetodiscidae, Protorophus, Rectitriordo, Stalticodiscus

Subtaxa: Chatsworthia spinosa

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Type: Chatsworthia spinosa

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at NMVPL1597, Chatsworth homestead (Cambrian of Australia)

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