Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Onychasteridae
Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1868. Part II. Palaeontology. Geological Survey of Illinois 3:291-565
Parent taxon: Onychasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Haude and Thomas 1983, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer 1927
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Onychaster asper Onychaster barrisi Onychaster flexibilis Onychaster flexilis Onychaster strimplei Onychaster velbertensis
Type: Onychaster flexilis
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Alabama, Indiana collections)
• Devonian of Germany (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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