Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Alternative combination: Nymphaster tethysiensis
Full reference: L. Villier. 2001. Systématique des astérides (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) de Tercis-les-Bains (Landes, France). Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy 19:582-611
Belongs to Chomataster according to J.W.M. Jagt et al. 2021
See also Villier 2001 and Villier and Odin 2001
Sister taxa: Chomataster acules, Chomataster breizh
Type specimen: Museum of Tercis-les-Bains, Holotype AST IV 104.3, Paratypes AST II 81.4, AST IV. Its type locality is Sample IV 104.3, Tercis-les-Bains, which is in a Campanian offshore shelf limestone in France.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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