†Eospondylus Gregory 1897 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Eospondylidae
Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1897. On the classification of the Palaeozoic echinoderms of the group Ophiuroidea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896:1028-1044
Parent taxon: Eospondylidae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Boczarowski 2001, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer 1925
Sister taxa: Kentrospondylus, Ophioflabellum
Subtaxa: Eospondylus ingens Eospondylus primigenius
Type: Ophiurella primigenia
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Germany (1), Poland (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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