Biology:Furcaster

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Short description: Extinct genus of brittle stars

Furcaster
Temporal range: Silurian–Devonian
Furcaster palaeozoicus - MNHN A53698.jpg
Furcaster palaeozoicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Oegophiurida
Family: Protasteridae
Genus: Furcaster

Furcaster is an extinct genus of brittle stars. It lived from the Silurian to Devonian periods. Furcaster palaeozoicus is known from the Hunsrück Slate lagerstätte.[1]

Furcaster decheni

References

  1. Stürtz, B. (1886). "Über paläozoische Sesterne". Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 2: 142-154. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16557925 entry