Antedon europaeus Thompson 1827 (Feather star)

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Alternative combinations: Hibernula europaeus, Pentacrinus europaeus

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

See also Fleming 1828

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

Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

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

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