Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: D. B. Blake and R. Reid. 1998. Some Albian (Cretaceous) asteroids (Echinodermata) from Texas and their paleobiological implications. Journal of Paleontology 72(3):512-532
Belongs to Betelgeusia according to D. B. Blake and R. Reid 1998
See also Gale 2011
Sister taxa: Coulonia caseyi, Coulonia colei, Coulonia neocomiensis, Coulonia parva, Coulonia platispina, Coulonia platyspina, Cuneaster mirabilis, Cuneaster armatus, Betelgeusia brezinai, Betelgeusia exposita
Type specimen: Southern Methodist University, Holotype SMU 30042, oaratypes SMU 30043-30058
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (6: Texas collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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