†Asteriaceros cristatus Hess 1991 (sea star)
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Full reference: H. Hess. 1991. Neue Seesterne (Goniasteridae) aus dem mittleren Oxford von Reuchnette (Berner Jura). Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 84(3):873-891
Belongs to Asteriaceros according to H. Hess 1991
See also Villier 2010
Sister taxa: Asteriaceros papulosus, Asteriaceros stelliferus
Type specimen: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Holotype M9898, paratype M 9899
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Asteriaceros cristatus in the database
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