†Villebrunaster thorali Spencer 1951
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Somasteroidea - Chinianasteridae
Synonym: Ampullaster ubaghsi Fell 1963
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1951. Early Palaeozoic starfish. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B 235(B623):87-129
Belongs to Villebrunaster according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005
See also Blake and Guensburg 2015, Fell 1963, Owen 1965, Spencer 1951 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxon: Villebrunaster fezouataensis
Type specimens:
- Villebrunaster thorali: University of Montpellier, France
- Ampullaster ubaghsi: University of Lyon, Holotype PS 193.
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of France (1 collection)
• Ordovician of France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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