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Baliactis sp.
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Could be either B. scutatus Lehmann, 1957, B. tuberatus Lehmann, 1957 or B. devonicus, Spencer, 1927.
Lit.:
W.M. Lehmann. 1957. Die Asterozoen in den Dachschiefern des rheinischen Unterdevons. Abhandlungen des Hessischen Landesamtes für Bodenforschung 21:1-160
Taxonomy
Sea Star
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Platyasterida
Family: Palasteriscidae
Genus: Baliactis
Species: Baliactis sp.
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Devonian
Epoch: Early
International Age: Emsian (early)
Stratigraphy
Hunsrück Slate Group
Kaub Formation
Eschenbach Member
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Diameter: 4,5cm
Location
Eschenbach-Bocksberg Quarry
Bundenbach
Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany
Comments
Could be either B. scutatus Lehmann, 1957, B. tuberatus Lehmann, 1957 or B. devonicus, Spencer, 1927.
Lit.:
W.M. Lehmann. 1957. Die Asterozoen in den Dachschiefern des rheinischen Unterdevons. Abhandlungen des Hessischen Landesamtes für Bodenforschung 21:1-160
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