Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae
Alternative combination: Palaeaster meridionalis
Full reference: R. j. Etheridge. 1891. On the occurrence of the genus Palaeaster in the Upper Silurian rocks of Victoria. Records of the Australian Museum 1(10):199-200
Belongs to Promopalaeaster according to R. B. Withers and R. A. Keble 1934
See also Etheridge 1891
Sister taxa: Promopalaeaster bellulus, Promopalaeaster dyeri, Promopalaeaster elizae, Promopalaeaster granulosus, Promopalaeaster magnificus, Promopalaeaster prenuntius, Promopalaeaster speciosus, Promopalaeaster spinulosus, Promopalaeaster wykoffi, Anorthaster miamiensis
Type specimen: Collection number unknown, Australian Museum, Sydney
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Promopalaeaster meridionalis in the database
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