†Chrispaulia Gale 2005 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Goniopectinidae
Full reference: A. S. Gale. 2005. Chrispaulia, a new genus of mud star (Asteroidea, Goniopectinidae) from the Cretaceous of England. Geological Journal 40:383-397
Parent taxon: Goniopectinidae according to A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021
See also Gale 2005, Gale 2011 and Gale 2011
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Chrispaulia jurassica Chrispaulia radiatus Chrispaulia spinosa Chrispaulia wrightorum
Type: Nymphaster radiatus
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (4)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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