Mesopalaeaster complicatus Spencer 1916 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1916. A monograph of the British Palaeozoic Asterozoa. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, London 1915(2):57-108

Belongs to Mesopalaeaster according to W. K. Spencer 1916

See also Owen 1965

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

Type specimen: Holotype BMNH E52445A

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

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

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