Nymphaster Sladen 1889 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: W. P. Sladen. 1889. The Asteroidea. Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger 1873-1876, Zoology 30:1-935

Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to J.W.M. Jagt et al. 2021

See also Blake and Ettensohn 2009, Clark and Downey 1992, Sepkoski 2002, Sladen 1889 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Forbesiaster, Fredaster, Galbaster, Goniasterinae, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Miopentagonaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peedeeaster, Peltaster, Pentetagonaster, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster

Subtaxa: Nymphaster albensis Nymphaster alseni Nymphaster arduennensis Nymphaster coombii Nymphaster dutempleanus Nymphaster fontis Nymphaster humilis Nymphaster magistrorum Nymphaster marginatus Nymphaster miocenicus Nymphaster mudzborgh Nymphaster obtusus Nymphaster ornatus Nymphaster peakei Nymphaster rectus Nymphaster spenceri Nymphaster studlandensis Nymphaster wrighti

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Cuba (1 collection)

• Eocene of France (1)

• Cretaceous of Belgium (2), the Czech Republic (2), France (14), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 22 collections including 27 occurrences

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