†Fayoumaster pharaonum Roman and Strougo 1987 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: J. Roman and A. Strougo. 1987. Fayoumaster Pharaonum n. gen., n. sp. (Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) et son cadre stratigraphique et paléoécologique. Annales de Paléontologie 73(1):29-50
Belongs to Fayoumaster according to J. Roman and A. Strougo 1987
Sister taxa: Fayoumaster desmoulinsi, Fayoumaster lamberti
Type specimen: Holotype MNHN RO6448, paratypes on MNHN RO6448 and RO6449
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Qasr el Sagha (Eocene to Eocene of Egypt)
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