Hudsonaster rugosus Billings 1857

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae

Alternative combinations: Hudsonaster rugosa, Palasterina rugosa

Full reference: E. Billings. 1857. Description of new fossils from the Silurian rocks of Canada. Report of Progress for years 1853-1856, Geological Survey of Canada 256-345

Belongs to Hudsonaster according to C. Schuchert 1915

See also Billings 1857, Billings 1858, Blake 2018 and Stürtz 1899

Sister taxa: Hudsonaster australis, Hudsonaster carectum, Hudsonaster incomptus, Hudsonaster milleri, Hudsonaster narrawayi, Hudsonaster ordovicus

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (3: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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