†Caletaster barremicus Villier 2010 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: L. Villier. 2010. Asteroids from Barremian calciturbidites of the Serre de Bleyton (DrĂ´me, SE France). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112:701-732
Belongs to Caletaster according to L. Villier 2010
Sister taxa: Caletaster decombei, Caletaster girardi, Caletaster romani
Type specimen: MPUP VILL016. Its type locality is Locality 1, Serre de Bleyton, which is in a Barremian slope marl/limestone in France.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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