Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: D. B. Blake and J.W.M. Jagt. 2005. New latest Cretaceous and earliest Paleogene asteroids (Echinodermata) from the Netherlands and Denmark and their palaebiological significance. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 75:183-200
Belongs to Betelgeusia according to D. B. Blake and J.W.M. Jagt 2005
Sister taxa: Coulonia caseyi, Coulonia colei, Coulonia neocomiensis, Coulonia parva, Coulonia platispina, Coulonia platyspina, Betelgeusia brezinai, Betelgeusia reidi, Cuneaster mirabilis, Cuneaster armatus
Type specimen: Holotype NHMM K 3364
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Echinoderms, Meerssen, Maastricht, Enci-Maastricht (Cretaceous to Paleocene of Netherlands)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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