†Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper 1999 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: M. Kutscher and M. Röper. 1999. Die Asteroidea (seesterne) aus den "Papierschifern" von Hienheim und Ried (Malm Zeta 3, Untertithonium). Archaeopteryx 17:1-13
Belongs to Riedaster according to M Kutscher and M Röper 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Papierschifer, Lower Tithonian, Hienheim, Ried, which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal mudstone in the Papierschiefer Formation of Germany
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Papierschifer, Lower Tithonian, Hienheim, Ried
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