Starfish and Brittlestars

18 fossils in this category

Image	Taxonomy	Stratigraphy	Time Scale	Location	Statistics

Brittle Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Oegophiurida Family: Furcasteridae Genus: Furcaster Species: F. decheni

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaup Formation Herrenberg Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Late International Age: Emsian

Heap pile "Grube Herrenberg" Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale September 22, 2016 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec315 0 comments 619 views

Sea Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Platyasterida Family: Palasteriscidae Genus: Urasterella Species: U. asperula

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaup Formation Eschenbach Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Early Emsian

Eschenbach-Bocksberg quarry Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale April 2, 2018 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec340 1 comment 502 views

Brittle Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiuridea Family: Encrinasteridae Genus: Euzonosoma Species: E. tischbeinianum

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaup Formation Eschenbach Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Early Emsian

Eschenbach-Bocksberg quarry Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale October 9, 2016 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec106 0 comments 488 views

Brittle Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Oegophiurida Family: Protasteridae Genus: Bundenbachia Species: B. beneckei

Hunsrück Slate Formation Bundenbach Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Early Emsian

heap pile "Grube Herrenberg" Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale October 13, 2016 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec1827 1 comment 356 views

Brittle star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Cheiropterasteridae Family: Encrinasteridae Genus: Loriolaster Species: L. mirabilis

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaup Formation Herrenberg Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Early Emsian

Heap pile "Grube Herrenberg" Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale December 5, 2016 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec1031 1 comment 510 views

Starfish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Platyasterida Family: Palasteriscidae Genus: Urasterella Species: U. asperula

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaup Formation Herrenberg Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Early Emsian

Eschenbach-Bocksberg Quarry Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale January 9, 2017 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec1490 0 comments 387 views

Brittle star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Family: Ophiurinidae Genus: Ophiurina Species: O. lymani

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaub Formation Bundenbach Fossil Biota

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Early Emsian

Grube Eschenbach Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale April 1, 2018 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec1701 0 comments 337 views

Brittle Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Cheiropterasteridae Family: Encrinasteridae Genus: Loriolaster Species: L. gracilis

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaub Formation Herrenberg Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Emsian (early)

Eschenbach-Bocksberg Quarry Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale November 25, 2018 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec1835 2 comments 366 views

Sea Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Platyasterida Family: Palasteriscidae Genus: Baliactis Species: Baliactis sp.

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaub Formation Eschenbach Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Emsian (early)

Eschenbach-Bocksberg Quarry Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale January 4, 2019 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec1826 1 comment 320 views

15-armed starfish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Stenuroidea Order: Incertae sedis Family: Palaeuridae Genus: Medusaster Species: M. rhenanus

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaub Formation

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Emsian (early)

Eschenbach-Bocksberg Quarry Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale May 23, 2019 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec1899 0 comments 218 views

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Phrynophiurida Family: Eospondylidae Genus: Eospondylus Species: Eospondylus primigenius

Hunsrück Slate Group Kaub Formation

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Early International Age: Emsian (early)

Eschenbach-Bocksberg Quarry Bundenbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Added by oilshale October 31, 2019 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec2142 1 comment 223 views

Brittle star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Stenurida Family: Stenasteridae Genus: Stenaster Species: Stenaster obtusus

Simcoe Group Bobcaygeon Formation

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Late International Age: Katian

Kirkfield Kawartha Lakes Ontario Canada

Added by oilshale March 17 Catalog #: TTF-oilshale-Ec2212 1 comment 123 views

Brittle Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Family: Ophiodermatidae Genus: Palaeocoma Species: P. milleri

Lias Group Staithes Sandstone Formation Davoei Zone Figulinum Subzone

Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Early International Age: Lower Pliensbachian (top)

North Yorkshire coast North Yorkshire County North East England

Added by TqB June 2, 2017 9 comments 737 views

Plumasterid sun star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Spinulosida Family: Plumasteridae Genus: Plumaster Species: P. ophiuroides

Lias Group Staithes Sandstone Formation Davoei Zone

Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Early International Age: Upper Pliensbachian

North Yorkshire coast North Yorkshire County North east England

Added by TqB July 6, 2017 9 comments 956 views

Starfish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Paxillosida Family: Astropectinidae Genus: Aldebarania Species: A. arenitea

PeeDee Formation Rocky Point Member

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late International Age: Maastrichtian

Big Hole Pender County North Carolina United States

Added by sixgill pete September 19, 2016 Catalog #: TFF0DR012PC 0 comments 638 views

Brittle Star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Family: Aplocomidae Genus: Geocoma Species: G. carinata

Solnhofen Formation Hybonotum Zone Riedense Subzone

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Late International Age: Tithonian

Zandt Quarry Denkendorf, county of Eichstätt Bavaria Germany

Added by oilshale October 9, 2016 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec104 0 comments 445 views

Brittle star Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Family: Aplocomidae Genus: Sinosura Species: S. kelheimense

Solnhofen Formation Hybonotum Zone Rueppellianus Subzone

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Late International Age: Kimmeridgian

Hienheim, Stieberberg Kelheim Bavaria Germany

Added by oilshale February 3, 2017 Catalog #: TFF-oilshale-Ec136 1 comment 463 views

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Family: Ophiolepididae Genus: Ophiopinna Species: O. elegans

unknown formation Gracillis Zone Koenigi Subzone

Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle International Age: Callovian Age

La Voulte-sur-Rhône Ardèche department France

Added by Kosmoceras June 22, 2017 0 comments 556 views