†Silesiaster Schwarzbach and Zimmermann 1936 (brittle star)
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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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