Asteronyx Müller and Troschel 1842 (basket star)
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Ophiuroidea - Euryalida - Asteronychidae
Full reference: J. Müller and F.H. Troschel. 1842. System der Asteriden. F. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1-147
Parent taxon: Asteronychidae according to T. D. O'Hara et al. 2018
See also Jagt 2000, Matsumoto 1915, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Asteronyx simplex Asteronyx spinulosa Asteronyx valkenburgensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Denmark (1 collection), Germany (1), Sweden (1)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
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