†Punkaster Gale and Jagt 2021 (sea star)
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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
Parent taxon: Benthopectinidae according to A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021
Sister taxa: Benthopectininae, Cheiraster, Jurapecten, Nearchaster, Paleobenthopectininae
Subtaxa: Punkaster ruegenensis Punkaster spinifera
Type: Punkaster spinifera
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Punkaster in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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