Antedon bifida Pennant 1777 (Feather star)

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Alternative combination: Asterias bifida

Synonyms: Antedon gorgonia de Freminville 1811, Antedon rosacea Linck 1825, Decacnemos rosacea Linck 1825

Belongs to Antedon according to H. Hess and C. G. Messing 2011

See also Bronn 1825

Sister taxa: Antedon arabica, Antedon eschrichti, Antedon europaeus, Antedon loveni, Antedon pulchella

Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Antedon bifida in the database

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