Estoniaster maennili Blake and Rozhnov 2007 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Full reference: D. B. Blake and S. Rozhnov. 2007. Aspects of life mode among Ordovician asteroids: Implications of new specimens from Baltica. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(3):519-533

Belongs to Estoniaster according to D. B. Blake and S. Rozhnov 2007

See also Blake 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Holotype PIN 4125/766; paratypes PIN 4125/767 and PIN 4125/768. Its type locality is Vasalemma, Vasalemma Fm., which is in a Keila reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Vasalemma Formation of Estonia.

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vasalemma, Vasalemma Fm.

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