†Longwyaster Gale 2018 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Pterasteridae
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
Parent taxon: Pterasteridae according to A.S. Gale 2018
Sister taxa: Hansaster, Propteraster, Pteraster, Savignaster
Subtaxa: Longwyaster delsatei
Type: Longwyaster delsatei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Longwyaster in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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