Mesopalaeaster granti Spencer 1884 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Alternative combination: Palaeaster granti

Full reference: J. W. Spencer. 1884. Niagara fossils, Part 3. Bulletin of the Museum of the University of the State of Missouri 1:52-61

Belongs to Mesopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915

See also Spencer 1884

Sister taxa: Mesopalaeaster (Hemipalaeaster), Mesopalaeaster antiquus, Mesopalaeaster bellulus, Mesopalaeaster cataractensis, Mesopalaeaster clarki, Mesopalaeaster complicatus, Mesopalaeaster dubius, Mesopalaeaster finei, Mesopalaeaster intermedius, Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus, Mesopalaeaster parviusculus, Mesopalaeaster primus, Mesopalaeaster shafferi, Mesopalaeaster wilberanus

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mesopalaeaster granti in the database

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