†Sladenia fourtaui de Loriol 1904 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae
Alternative combination: Nardoa fourtaui
Full reference: P. de Loriol. 1904. Notes pour servir à l'étude des échinodermes. Georg & Co, Bâle, Genève, Berlin 2(2):1-68
Belongs to Sladenia according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also de Loriol 1904, de Loriol 1909, Fourtau 1914 and Fourtau 1921
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Geological Museum, Cairo, n°782-3
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Abou Roach (Cretaceous of Egypt)
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