Lophidiaster inversus Rasmussen 1972 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Full reference: H. W. Rasmussen. 1972. Lower Tertiary Crinoidea, Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea from Northern Europe and Greenland. Biologiske skrifter fra det Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 19:1-83

Belongs to Lophidiaster according to H. W. Rasmussen 1972

Sister taxa: Lophidiaster concavus, Lophidiaster haunsbergensis, Lophidiaster hawkinsi, Lophidiaster ornatus, Lophidiaster postornatus, Lophidiaster punctatus, Lophidiaster pygmaeus, Lophidiaster silentiensis

Type specimen: Holotype 12781, Geological Museum Copenhagen

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lophidiaster inversus in the database

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