†Weigeltura beckeri Boczarowski 2001 (brittle star)
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Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae
Full reference: A. Boczarowski. 2001. Isolated sclerites of Devonian non−pelmatozoan echinoderms. Palaeontologia Polonica 59:3-220
Belongs to Weigeltura according to A. Boczarowski 2001
Sister taxon: Weigeltura austera
Type specimen: Holotype: GIUS 4-779 Zba./368/2. Its type locality is Dombroviensis zone, Trench at Zbrza, Kielce, which is in an Eifelian deep subtidal limestone/marl in Poland.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Poland (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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