Zoroaster Thomson 1873 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Forcipulatida - Zoroasteridae
Full reference: W. Thomson. 1873. The depths of the sea. London 1-527
Parent taxon: Zoroasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Eagle 2006, Gale 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Sladen 1889
Sister taxon: Doraster
Subtaxa: Zoroaster fulgens Zoroaster whangareiensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (15 collections), New Zealand (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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