Krommaster
| Krommaster | |
|---|---|
| Holotype specimen of K. spinosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Family: | †Encrinasteridae |
| Subfamily: | †Encrinasterinae |
| Genus: | †Krommaster Reddy, Thuy, Reid & Gess, 2023 |
| Species: | †K. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Krommaster spinosus Reddy, Thuy, Reid & Gess, 2023 | |
Krommaster (meaning "Krom River star") is an extinct genus of early ophiuroids (brittle stars) that lived nearly 410 million years ago in the early Devonian period of South Africa. It was found in the upper unit of the Baviaanskloof formation, Cape super group, Table Mountain group, Eastern cape. This genus has one species which is Krommaster spinosus. This species was discovered alongside Hexuraster, another species of brittle star living in the same area.