Lotusoblastus medusa Jaekel 1895 (blastoid)

Blastoidea

Alternative combination: Pentremitidea medusa

Belongs to Lotusoblastus according to J. Bohatý et al. 2024

See also Bartels et al. 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: neotype SNSB-BSPG 1958 XV 500. Its type locality is Eschenbach-Bocksberg mine, Bundenbach, which is in an Emsian marine slate in the Hunsrück Slate Formation of Germany.

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Eschenbach-Bocksberg mine, Bundenbach

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