Asteroidea, Zorzino limestones, Norian, Endenna site, Zogno (Triassic of Italy)

Where: Italy (45.8° N, 9.7° E: paleocoordinates 25.6° N, 13.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Zorzino limestone Member (Dolomia Principale Formation), Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

Primary reference: D. B. Blake, A. Tintori, and H. Hagdorn. 2000. A new, crown-group asteroid (Echinodermata) from the Norian (Triassic) of Northern Italy. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 106(2):141-156 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59822: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 14.04.2006

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Taxonomic list

Asteroidea
 Valvatida - Poraniidae
Noriaster barberoi n. gen. n. sp.
Noriaster barberoi n. gen. n. sp. Blake et al. 2000 sea star