Pentremites melo Owen and Shumard 1850 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Pentremitidae

Belongs to Pentremites according to Owen and Shand 1850

See also Macurda and Sprinkle 2026

Sister taxa: Pentremites aridus, Pentremites clavatus, Pentremites conoideus, Pentremites cristalensis, Pentremites elongatus, Pentremites godoni, Pentremites jasperensis, Pentremites kirki, Pentremites pentremites, Pentremites pulchellus, Pentremites rusticus, Pentremites stelliformis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pentremites melo in the database

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