Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Alternative combination: Archastropecten matilijaensis
Full reference: J. W. Durham and W.A. Roberts. 1948. Cretaceous asteroids from California. Journal of Paleontology 22(4):432-439
Belongs to Astropecten according to D. B. Blake 1981
See also Durham and Roberts 1948 and Hess 1955
Sister taxa: Astropecten adriaticus, Astropecten aranciaca, Astropecten armatus, Astropecten bathonicus, Astropecten betzensteinensis, Astropecten bispinosus, Astropecten bononiensis, Astropecten castellanensis, Astropecten casterasi, Astropecten corroyi, Astropecten crenulatus, Astropecten delaunayi, Astropecten forbesi, Astropecten foveolatus, Astropecten granulatus, Astropecten helveticus, Astropecten irregularis, Astropecten linati, Astropecten montalionis, Astropecten montanus, Astropecten moutieri, Astropecten navodicensis, Astropecten ornatus, Astropecten petrobonae, Astropecten pichleri, Astropecten piveteaui, Astropecten porosus, Astropecten scupini, Astropecten soldanii, Astropecten taurolaevis, Astropecten verrucosus
Type specimen: holotype 4858, paratypes 4858-4865, 4967, 4868
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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