Goniaster (Astrogonium) marginatus Forbes 1848 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

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

Sister taxa: Pentagonaster browni, Pentagonaster muelleri, Goniaster (Astrogonium) stokesii

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Goniaster (Astrogonium) marginatus in the database

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