Stuertzura Gregory 1897

Stenuroidea - Proturina - Pradesuridae

Alternative spelling: Sturtzura

Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1897. On the classification of the Palaeozoic echinoderms of the group Ophiuroidea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896:1028-1044

Parent taxon: Pradesuridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966

See also Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1925 and Spencer 1927

Sister taxon: Erinaceaster

Subtaxa: Sturtzura brisingoides Sturtzura leptosomoides

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Type: Protaster brisingoides

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stuertzura in the database

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