†Protarthraster longimanus Whidborne 1896 (sea star)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Alternative combination: Palaeaster longimanus
Full reference: G. F. Whidborne. 1896. A preliminary synopsis of the fauna of the Pickwell Down, Baggy and Pilton Beds. Proceedings of the Geological Association of London 14:371-377
Belongs to Protarthraster according to W. K. Spencer 1918
See also Owen 1965, Whidborne 1896 and Whidborne 1898
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Lectotype GSM 7163-4
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protarthraster longimanus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.