†Carniaster orchardi Blake and Zonneveld 2004 (sea star)
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Full reference: D. B. Blake and J.-P. Zonneveld. 2004. Carniaster orchardi new genus and species (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), the first Triassic asteroid from Western Hemisphere. Journal of Paleontology 78(4):723-730
Belongs to Carniaster according to D. B. Blake and J.-P. Zonneveld 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Holotype - Geological Survey of Canada C-431758
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pardonet Hill Patch Reef in Baldonnel Fm. (Triassic of British Columbia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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