Hauptrogenstein, Bajocian, Reigoldswil, Baselland (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.4° N, 7.7° E: paleocoordinates 37.3° N, 17.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Unterer Hauptraugenstein Formation, Bajocian (170.3 - 168.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified grainstone

Preservation: original calcite

Primary reference: D. B. Blake. 1984. The Benthopectinidae (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) of the Jurassic of Switzerland. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 77(3):631-647 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 32021: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 01.06.2003

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Taxonomic list

Asteroidea
 Spinulosida -
Xandarosaster hessi n. gen. n. sp.
Xandarosaster hessi n. gen. n. sp. Blake 1984 sea star