Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Goniopectinidae
Alternative combinations: Nymphaster radiatus, Spenceraster radiatus, Trachyaster radiatus
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1905. A monograph of the British fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous formations. vol. 2: The Asteroidea. Palaeontographical Society 3:67-90
Belongs to Chrispaulia according to A. S. Gale 2005
See also Breton and Decombe 1997, Gale and Jagt 2021, Lewis 1993, Spencer 1905, Spencer 1907 and Spencer 1913
Sister taxa: Chrispaulia jurassica, Chrispaulia spinosa, Chrispaulia wrightorum
Type specimen: Holotype BNHM E 375
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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