†Palaeaster niagarensis Hall 1852 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae
Full reference: J. Hall. 1852. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower middle division of the New York system. Paleontology of New York 2:1-362
Belongs to Palaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915
See also Billings 1858, Blake 2018, Hall 1852 and Hall 1868
Sister taxon: Palaeaster exculptus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (2: New York collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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