†Tethyaster albertensis Hall and Moore 1990 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: R. L. Hall and S. Moore. 1990. ? Tethyaster albertensis, a Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Sea Star from the Cardium Formation,Alberta, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 64(6):1045-1049
Belongs to Tethyaster according to R. L. Hall and S. Moore 1990
Sister taxa: Tethyaster antares, Tethyaster guerangeri, Tethyaster jurassicus
Type specimen: Holotype TMP 90.11.1, Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta. Its type locality is southwest of Fish Lake, which is in a Turonian marginal marine sandstone in the Cardium Formation of Canada.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at southwest of Fish Lake
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