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
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
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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