†Vandelooaster douglasi Smith et al. 2025 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Cheiropterasteridae
Full reference: N. S. Smith, B. Thuy, C. Sain and C. D. Sumrall. 2025. A diverse brittle star (Ophiuroidea: Echinodermata) fauna from the Upper Mississippian (Serpukhovian) of Sulphur, Indiana, USA, and its implications for late Paleozoic brittle star biodiversity. Journal of Paleontology 99(5):1142-1161
Belongs to Vandelooaster according to N. S. Smith et al. 2025
Sister taxon: Vandelooaster plicatilis
Type specimen: CMCIP-94545
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sulphur ophiuroids (Carboniferous of Indiana)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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