Silesiaster Schwarzbach and Zimmermann 1936 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiurinidae

Parent taxon: Ophiurinidae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Argentinaster, Ophiaulax, Ophiurina, Stephanoura, Stephanouropsis, Syntomospina

Subtaxa: none

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Silesiaster in the database

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