†Paragonaster clarkae Blake and Aronson 1998 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: D. B. Blake and R. B. Aronson. 1998. Eocene stelleroids (Echinodermata) at Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Paleontology 72(2):339-353
Belongs to Paragonaster according to D. B. Blake and R. B. Aronson 1998
Sister taxon: Paragonaster haldixoni
Type specimen: USNM 490423, 490419-390422, 490424-490428. Its type locality is W 94-03, Seymour Island, which is in a Ypresian paralic sandstone/sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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