Lepidasterina Ruedemann 1916 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida

Full reference: R. Ruedemann. 1916. Account of some new or little known species of fossils mostly from Palaeozoic rocks of New York. Paleontological contributions from the New York State Museum 189:7-97

Parent taxon: Euaxosida according to D. B. Blake 2018

See also Owen 1965, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1927 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Cnemidactinidae, Devonistella, Eoactis, Helianthasteridae, Lacertasteridae, Lepidasteridae, Lepyriactis, Mesopalaeasteridae, Omanasteridae, Palasterinidae, Platanasteridae, Schondorfia, Taeniactis

Subtaxa: Lepidasterina gracilis

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Type: Lepidasterina gracilis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepidasterina in the database

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