†Denebia americana Adkins 1920 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae
Alternative combination: Pentaceros americanus
Full reference: W.S. Adkins. 1920. The Weno and Pawpaw Formations of the Texas Comanchean. University of Texas Bulletin 1856:1-172
Belongs to Denebia according to D. B. Blake and R. Reid 1998
See also Adkins 1920, Adkins 1928, Durham and Roberts 1948 and Gale 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Texas Christian University, Holotype TCU 1080
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (6: Texas collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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