Kolataster perplexus Blake et al. 2020 (sea star)

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 Kolataster according to D.B. Blake et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Holotype PRIP 20027, Paratype PRIP 20028

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kolataster perplexus in the database

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