†Deckersamphiura inusitata Jagt 2000 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae
Full reference: J. W. M. Jagt. 2000. Late Cretaceous-Early Paleocene echinoderms and the K/T boundary in the southeast Netherlands and the northeast Belgium. - part 3: Ophiuroids. Scripta Geologica 21:1-179
Belongs to Deckersamphiura according to J. W. M. Jagt 2000
Sister taxon: Deckersamphiura vitea
Type specimen: Holotype NHMM RD 155; paratypes NHMM MB 377-27, NHMM MD 3061
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of the Netherlands (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of the Netherlands (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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