†Loriolaster Stürtz 1886 (brittle star)
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Full reference: B. Stürtz. 1886. Beitrag zur Kenntnis paläozoische Seesterne. Palaeontographica 32:75-98
Parent taxon: Encrinasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Harper and Morris 1978, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer 1934
Sister taxa: Armathyrasterinae, Cheiropteraster, Encrinaster, Encrinasterinae, Euzonosoma, Mastigactis, Urozoma
Subtaxa: Loriolaster gracilis Loriolaster mirabilis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (1 collection)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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