†Viridisaster Fau and Villier 2023 (sea star)
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Full reference: M. Fau and L. Villier. 2023. Mesozoic stem-group zoroasterid sea stars imply a delayed radiation of the crown group and adaptation to the deep seas. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 21(1):1-23
Parent taxon: Zorocallida according to M. Fau and L. Villier 2023
Sister taxa: Protothyraster, Terminaster, Terminasteridae
Subtaxa: Viridisaster guerangeri
Type: Viridisaster guerangeri
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Viridisaster in the database
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