Linckia Nardo 1834 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae
Full reference: J. D. Nardo. 1834. De Asteriis. Isis, Encyclopaedische Zeitung, Jena 716-717
Parent taxon: Ophidiasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Verrill 1870
Sister taxa: Altairia, Certonardoa, Chariaster, Denebia, Nardoa, Ophidiaster, Sladenia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Linckia in the database
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