Schuchertia macrarta 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 Schuchertia according to R. B. Withers and R. A. Keble 1934

Sister taxa: Schuchertia junori, Schuchertia laxata, Schuchertia ordinaria, Schuchertia sprinklei, Schuchertia stellata, Schuchertia wenlocki

Type specimen: Holotype 13809, National Museum, Melbourne

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Schuchertia macrarta in the database

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