Euzonosoma Spencer 1930 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1930. A monograph of the British Palaeozoic Asteroidea. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, London 1828(8):389-436

Parent taxon: Encrinasteridae according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005

See also Harper and Morris 1978, Jell and Theron 1999, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1930 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Armathyrasterinae, Cheiropteraster, Encrinaster, Encrinasterinae, Loriolaster, Mastigactis, Urozoma

Subtaxa: Euzonosoma goldfussi Euzonosoma montanum Euzonosoma orbitoides Euzonosoma pusillum Euzonosoma schmidti

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Type: Euzonosoma orbitoides

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Germany (1 collection)

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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