Macroporaster matutinus Hall 1847 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Alternative combinations: Asterias matutina, Hudsonaster matutinus, Palaeaster matutinus

Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338

Belongs to Macroporaster according to D. B. Blake 2018

See also Hall 1847, Hall 1868 and Schuchert 1915

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Macroporaster matutinus in the database

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