†Aerliceaster nexosus Blake et al. 2020 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Full reference: D.B. Blake, F.J. Gahn, and T.E. Guensburg. 2020. Two new early Asteroidea (Echinodermata) and early asteroid evolution. Journal of Paleontology 94(4):734-747
Belongs to Aerliceaster according to D.B. Blake et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Holotype IMNH IP–276/850, Paratypes IMNH IP276/851-855
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aerliceaster nexosus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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