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

Furcaster Temporal range: Silurian–Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Furcaster palaeozoicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Ophiuroidea
Order:	Oegophiurida
Family:	†Protasteridae
Genus:	†Furcaster Stürtz [de], 1886