†Macroporaster matutinus Hall 1847 (sea star)
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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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