†Altairia Blake and Reid 1998 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae
Full reference: D. B. Blake and R. Reid. 1998. Some Albian (Cretaceous) asteroids (Echinodermata) from Texas and their paleobiological implications. Journal of Paleontology 72(3):512-532
Parent taxon: Ophidiasteridae according to D. B. Blake and R. Reid 1998
See also Gale 2011 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Certonardoa, Chariaster, Denebia, Linckia, Nardoa, Ophidiaster, Sladenia
Subtaxa: Altairia wintoni
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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