Antiquaster Kesling 1971

Stenuroidea - Parophiurina

Full reference: R. V. Kesling. 1971. Antiquaster magruni, a new unusual brittle-star from the Middle Devonian Silica Formation of northwestern Ohio. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 23(10):181-191

Parent taxon: Parophiurina according to D. B. Blake 2013

See also Kesling 1971 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antiquasteridae, Palaeuridae

Subtaxa: Antiquaster magrumi

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Silica Formation Unit 11 (Devonian of Ohio)

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