Schuchertia stellata Billings 1857

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Alternative combinations: Palasterina stellata, Trentonaster stellata

Full reference: E. Billings. 1857. Description of new fossils from the Silurian rocks of Canada. Report of Progress for years 1853-1856, Geological Survey of Canada 256-345

Belongs to Schuchertia according to D. B. Blake et al. 2016

See also Billings 1857, Billings 1858, Blake 2018, Dean Shackleton 2005, Gregory 1899, Owen 1965, Quenstedt 1876, Schuchert 1915, Spencer 1922, Spencer and Wright 1966, Stürtz 1899 and Wright 1863

Sister taxa: Schuchertia junori, Schuchertia laxata, Schuchertia macrarta, Schuchertia ordinaria, Schuchertia sprinklei, Schuchertia wenlocki

Type specimen: Holotype GSC 1399

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Schuchertia stellata in the database

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