Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Alternative combinations: Asterias antiqua, Lindstromaster antiqua, Lindstromaster antiquus
Synonyms: Palaeasterina bonneyi Gregory 1899, Palaeasterina primaeva Forbes 1848, Palasterina bonneyi Gregory 1899, Palasterina primaeva Forbes 1848, Palasterina primaevus Forbes 1848, Uraster primaevus Forbes 1848
Full reference: W. v. Hisinger. 1837. Lethaea svecica seu petrificata sveceia, iconibus et characteribus illustrata 1-124
Belongs to Palasterina according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005
See also Blake 2018, Forbes 1848, Gregory 1899, Hisinger 1837, Lewis et al. 2007, Owen 1965, Salter 1857, Schöndorf 1910, Schuchert 1915, Spencer 1914, Spencer 1916, Spencer 1922, Spencer and Wright 1966, Stürtz 1893, Stürtz 1899 and Wright 1863
Sister taxa: Palasterina flemingtonensis, Palasterina follmanni, Palasterina marginata, Palasterina maucheri, Palasterina orchilocalia, Palasterina stachi, Palasterina taenibrachiata, Palasterina tilmanni, Palasterina umbonata
Type specimens:
- Palasterina antiqua: Mineralogical Museum, Copenhagen, Holotype 306
- Palasterina bonneyi:
- Palasterina primaeva:
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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