Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Alternative combinations: Jugiaster speciosa, Palaeasterina speciosa, Petraster speciosus
Synonym: Palaeasterina approximata Miller and Dyer 1878
Full reference: S. A. Miller and C.B. Dyer. 1878. Contributions to palaeontology (descriptions of Cincinnatian and Niagaran fossils). Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 1:24-39
Belongs to Jugiaster according to D. B. Blake et al. 2016
See also Blake 2007, Blake 2018, Miller 1889, Miller and Dyer 1878 and Schuchert 1915
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Jugiaster speciosus: Holotype MCZ 108063
- Palaeasterina approximata:
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Ohio collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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