†Petraster richi Withers and Keble 1934 (sea star)
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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 angustior, Petraster crozonensis, Petraster kinahani, Petraster rigidus, Petraster smythi, Uranaster ramseyensis
Type specimen: Syntypes 34508-34510, 34514, Geological Survey Museum, Australia
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Petraster richi in the database
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