†Xandarosaster Blake 1984 (sea star)
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Full reference: D. B. Blake. 1984. The Benthopectinidae (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) of the Jurassic of Switzerland. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 77(3):631-647
Parent taxon: Velatida according to L. Villier et al. 2009
See also Blake 1984, Gale and Jagt 2021 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Caymanostellidae, Decacuminaster, Korethrasteridae, Myxasteridae, Plesiastropecten, Pterasteridae, Solasteridae, Tropidasteridae
Subtaxa: Xandarosaster hessi
Type: Xandarosaster hessi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Hauptrogenstein, Bajocian, Reigoldswil, Baselland (Jurassic of Switzerland)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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