†Hertha mystica von Hagnow 1840 (Feather star)
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Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae
Synonyms: Antedon cava Nielsen 1913, Hertha suecica Gislen 1924
Belongs to Hertha according to H. Hess and C. G. Messing 2011
See also Eagle 2007 and Rasmussen 1961
Sister taxa: Hertha otakauica, Hertha plana, Hertha pygmea
Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at RĂ¼gen Island, White Chalk (Cretaceous of Germany)
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