†Anthroosasterias huxleyi Billings 1865 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Urasterellidae
Alternative combinations: Stenaster huxleyi, Urasterella huxleyi
Full reference: E. Billings. 1865. Palaeozoic fossils, volume 1. Geological Survey of Canada 1-426
Belongs to Anthroosasterias according to D. B. Blake and J. Koniecki 2020
See also Billings 1865 and Schuchert 1915
Sister taxon: Anthroosasterias stibareus
Type specimen: Holotype 554, Museum of teh Geological Survey of canada
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Ontario collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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