Promopalaeaster prenuntius Schuchert 1915 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Full reference: C. Schuchert. 1915. Revision of Paleozoic Stelleroidea with special reference to North American Asteroidea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 88:1-311

Belongs to Promopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915

Sister taxa: Promopalaeaster bellulus, Promopalaeaster dyeri, Promopalaeaster elizae, Promopalaeaster granulosus, Promopalaeaster magnificus, Promopalaeaster meridionalis, Promopalaeaster speciosus, Promopalaeaster spinulosus, Promopalaeaster wykoffi, Anorthaster miamiensis

Type specimen: at the State University of Kentucky

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Promopalaeaster prenuntius in the database

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