†Caractacaster yarraensis Withers and Keble 1934 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Alternative combination: Yarravaster yarraensis
Full reference: R. B. Withers and R. A. Keble. 1934. The Palaeozoic starfish of Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 46(2):220-249
Belongs to Caractacaster according to R. B. Withers and R. A. Keble 1934
See also Owen 1965
Sister taxa: Siluraster caemorensis, Siluraster ketleyi, Siluraster perfectus, Caractacaster caractaci
Type specimen: Holotype and paratypes number 377, National Museum, Melbourne
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caractacaster yarraensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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