Protremaster universalis Smith and Tranter 1985 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Korethrasteridae

Full reference: A. B. Smith and T.H. Tranter. 1985. Protremaster, a new lower jurassic genus of asteroid from Antarctica. Geological Magazine 122(4):351-359

Belongs to Protremaster according to A. B. Smith and T.H. Tranter 1985

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, Holotype KG.2986.17

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: found only at locality KG 2986, Lully Foothills (Jurassic of Antarctica)

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