Hessaster longimarginalis Gale 2011 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: A. S. Gale. 2011. Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) of Savigna, Départment du Jura, France. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 130:69-89

Belongs to Hessaster according to A. S. Gale 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: holotype BMNH EE 13965, paratypes BMNH EE 13941-46; EE 13966-77

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at North of the road to Fétigny, Savigna, Jura (Jurassic of France)

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