Promopalaeaster dyeri Meek 1872 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Alternative combination: Palaeaster dyeri

Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1872. Descriptions of two new starfishes and a crinoid from the Cincinnati group of Ohio and Indiana. American Journal of Science Series 3 3:257-262

Belongs to Promopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915

See also Meek 1872 and Meek 1873

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

Type specimen: Holotype MCZ 108061

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

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

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