Paleoctenodiscus Blake 1988 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Porcellanasteridae

Full reference: D. B. Blake. 1988. A first member of the Ctenodiscidae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata). Journal of Paleontology 62(4):626-631

Parent taxon: Porcellanasteridae according to A. S. Gale 2011

See also Blake 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Paleoctenodiscus campaniurnus

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Ecology: semi-infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Asteroidea, Turbidite bed, Baja California (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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