†Goniaster (Astrogonium) stokesii Forbes 1848 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Alternative combination: Teichaster stokesi
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1848. On the Asteriadae found fossil in British strata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2(2):457-482
Belongs to Goniaster (Astrogonium) according to E. Forbes 1848
See also Williams 2002
Sister taxa: Pentagonaster browni, Pentagonaster muelleri, Goniaster (Astrogonium) marginatus
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at No. 2 Pit, Aveley, Essex - London Clay (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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