Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: G. Breton. 1995. Tethyaster guerangeri sp. nov. (Astropectinidae, Asteroidea, Echinodermata) : deux spécimens d'astérides d'une conservation exceptionnelle du cénomanien du Mans (Sarthe, France). Bulletin trimestriel de la Société géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre 82(4):17-29
Belongs to Tethyaster according to G. Breton 1995
Sister taxa: Tethyaster albertensis, Tethyaster antares, Tethyaster jurassicus
Type specimen: Holotype and one paratype, Muséum of Le Mans. Its type locality is La Butte de Gazonfier, Le Mans (Sables et Grès du Mans), which is in a Cenomanian coastal claystone/sandstone in the Le Mans Formation of France.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at La Butte de Gazonfier, Le Mans (Sables et Grès du Mans)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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