Noriaster Blake et al. 2000 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Poraniidae

Full reference: D. B. Blake, A. Tintori, and H. Hagdorn. 2000. A new, crown-group asteroid (Echinodermata) from the Norian (Triassic) of Northern Italy. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 106(2):141-156

Parent taxon: Poraniidae according to D. B. Blake et al. 2000

Sister taxon: Sphaeriaster

Subtaxa: Noriaster barberoi

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Type: Noriaster barberoi

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Asteroidea, Zorzino limestones, Norian, Endenna site, Zogno (Triassic of Italy)

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