Kutscheraster Gale 2022 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Korethrasteridae

Full reference: A.S. Gale. 2022. “Slime stars” (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Velatida) from the Upper Cretaceous of northern Europe. Cretaceous Research 137(105223):1-24

Parent taxon: Korethrasteridae according to A.S. Gale 2022

Sister taxa: Becuaster, Furculaster, Peribolaster, Protremaster, Thuyaster

Subtaxa: Kutscheraster ruegenensis

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Type: Kutscheraster ruegenensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kutscheraster in the database

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