Caractacaster caractaci Gregory 1899

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Alternative combinations: Mesopalaeaster caractaci, Palaeaster caractaci, Protopalaeaster caractaci, Siluraster caractaci

Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1899. On Lindstromaster and the classification of Palaeasterids. Geological Magazine 6:341-354

Belongs to Caractacaster according to W. K. Spencer 1916

See also Gregory 1899, Owen 1965, Schöndorf 1910, Schuchert 1915 and Spencer 1914

Sister taxa: Siluraster caemorensis, Siluraster ketleyi, Siluraster perfectus, Caractacaster yarraensis

Type specimen: Holotype 48206, Natural History Museum, London

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caractacaster caractaci in the database

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