†Calliasterella americana Kesling and Strimple 1966 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Ambuloasteroidea - Calliasterellidae
Full reference: R. V. Kesling and H.V. Strimple. 1966. Calliasterella americana, a new starfish from the Pensylvanian of Illinois. Journal of Paleontology 40:1157-1166
Belongs to Calliasterella according to D. B. Blake and H. Hagdorn 2003
See also Blake and Elliott 2003 and Kesling and Strimple 1966
Sister taxon: Calliasterella mirus
Type specimen: Illinois State Geological Survey, Holotype IGS 42P4 , paratype IGS 42P1-42P3
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at LaSalle Limestone Member, Bond Fm., near Pontiac, Livingstone County, IL (Carboniferous of Illinois)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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