Decaschisma pulchellus Miller and Dyer 1878 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Phaenoschismatidae

Alternative combinations: Codaster pulchellus, Decaschisma pulchellum

Belongs to Decaschisma according to J. E. Bauer 2018

See also Fay 1961 and Macurda 1983

Sister taxon: Decaschisma lorae

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (7: Indiana, Tennessee collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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