Goniaster (Astrogonium) stokesii Forbes 1848 (sea star)

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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