Luidia Forbes 1839 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Luidiidae
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1839. On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. Mem. Wer. Soc. edinburgh 8:114-129
Parent taxon: Luidiidae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Gale 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Verrill 1899
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Luidia alternata Luidia ciliaris Luidia etchegoinensis Luidia hungarica Luidia sanjoaquinensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of United States (3: California, Florida)
• Miocene of the Netherlands (1)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
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