Jurapecten infrajurensis Gale and Jagt 2021 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Benthopectinidae

Full reference: A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt. 2021. The fossil record of the family Benthopectinidae (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), a reappraisal. European Journal of Taxonomy 755:159-190

Belongs to Jurapecten according to A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021

Sister taxa: Jurapecten dhondtae, Jurapecten hessi

Type specimen: holotype NHMUK PI EE 17989; paratypes are NHMUK PI EE 17990–17995; SNSB-BGSP 2020 XLV 16–30

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Jurapecten infrajurensis in the database

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