Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae
Alternative combination: Palaeaster magnificus
Full reference: S. A. Miller. 1884. Description of a beautiful starfish and other fossils. Journal of the Cincinnati Society Natural History 7(1):16-20
Belongs to Promopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915
See also Miller 1884
Sister taxa: Promopalaeaster bellulus, Promopalaeaster dyeri, Promopalaeaster elizae, Promopalaeaster granulosus, Promopalaeaster meridionalis, Promopalaeaster prenuntius, Promopalaeaster speciosus, Promopalaeaster spinulosus, Promopalaeaster wykoffi, Anorthaster miamiensis
Type specimen: Types NMNH PAL 40883
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Promopalaeaster magnificus in the database
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