Petraster angustior Withers and Keble 1934 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

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 Petraster according to R. B. Withers and R. A. Keble 1934

Sister taxa: Petraster americanus, Petraster crozonensis, Petraster kinahani, Petraster richi, Petraster rigidus, Petraster smythi, Uranaster ramseyensis

Type specimen: Syntypes 372-4, National Museum, melbourne

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Petraster angustior in the database

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