Thuyaster fontenoillensis Gale 2018 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Korethrasteridae

Full reference: A.S. Gale. 2018. Origin and phylogeny of velatid asteroids (Echinodermata, Neoasteroidea)—new evidence from the Jurassic. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 137:279-318

Belongs to Thuyaster according to A.S. Gale 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: holopype NHMUK EE 16,954, paratypes NHMUK EE 16,593, 16,595–16,606

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Thuyaster fontenoillensis in the database

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