Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae
Alternative combinations: Stauranderaster argus, Tholaster argus
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1907. A Monograph of the British Fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous formations. Volume second: The Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. Paleontographical Society Monographs 2(4):91-132
Belongs to Valettaster according to A.S. Gale 2021
See also Breton 1985, Breton 1986, Lewis 1993, Mercier 1935, Mercier 1936, Néraudeau and Breton 1993, Spencer 1907, Spencer 1913, Umbgrove 1925 and Valette 1915
Sister taxa: Valettaster dangeardi, Valettaster digitatus, Valettaster granulatus, Valettaster ocellatus, Valettaster planus, Valettaster stipes, Valettaster thuyi
Type specimen: Holotype BNHM E 5019, Paratypes BNHM E 2566, BNHM E 20294
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of France (9)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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