Furcasteria paleo starfish [Furcasteria paleo]
Description
The Furcasteria paleo starfish is an extinct species that lived during the Paleozoic era. Fossil records suggest that they had a pentaradial symmetry with a small central disc and slender arms. The skeletal structure indicates that they were probably benthic predators or scavengers. Their lifestyle, behavior, and habitat are inferred from the fossil record and comparisons with modern relatives.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Tusk shells
Scaphopoda
|
| Order |
Gadilida
Gadilida
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| Family |
Gadilidae
Gadilidae
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| Genus |
Furcasteria
Furcasteria
|