Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Alternative combinations: Astropecten colei, Cuneaster colei
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1852. Monograph of the Echinodermata of the British Tertiaries. Palaeontographical Society London 6:1-36
Belongs to Coulonia according to H. W. Rasmussen 1972
See also del Prato 1896, Dujardin and Hupé 1862, Forbes 1852, Hess 1955, Lehner 1937, Lewis 1993, Sacco 1893 and von Linstow 1909
Sister taxa: Coulonia caseyi, Coulonia neocomiensis, Coulonia parva, Coulonia platispina, Coulonia platyspina, Betelgeusia exposita, Betelgeusia reidi, Betelgeusia brezinai, Cuneaster armatus, Cuneaster mirabilis
Type specimen: Museum of Practical Geology
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coulonia colei in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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