Boxaster Loba and Radwańska 2022 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Full reference: M. Loba and U. Radwańska. 2022. Asteroidea from the lower Kimmeridgian of Wapienno/Bielawy, Kuyavia region, north-central Poland. Acta Geologica Polonica 72(1):89-106

Parent taxon: Astropectinidae according to M. Loba and U. Radwańska 2022

Sister taxa: Advenaster, Aldebarania, Astrocratis, Astropecten, Astropectininae, Coulonia, Ctenophoraster, Dipsacaster, Eoastropecten, Eokainaster, Pentasteria, Persephonaster, Plutonaster, Prothrissacanthias, Riedaster, Tethyaster

Subtaxa: Boxaster wapienensis

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Type: Boxaster wapienensis

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Boxaster in the database

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