Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: H. W. Rasmussen. 1972. Lower Tertiary Crinoidea, Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea from Northern Europe and Greenland. Biologiske skrifter fra det Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 19:1-83
Belongs to Astropecten according to D.N. Lewis 1993
See also Blake 1981, Kaczmarska 1987, Kutscher 1981 and Rasmussen 1972
Sister taxa: Astropecten adriaticus, Astropecten aranciaca, Astropecten armatus, Astropecten bathonicus, Astropecten betzensteinensis, Astropecten bispinosus, Astropecten bononiensis, Astropecten castellanensis, Astropecten casterasi, Astropecten corroyi, Astropecten crenulatus, Astropecten delaunayi, Astropecten forbesi, Astropecten foveolatus, Astropecten helveticus, Astropecten irregularis, Astropecten linati, Astropecten matilijaensis, Astropecten montalionis, Astropecten montanus, Astropecten moutieri, Astropecten navodicensis, Astropecten ornatus, Astropecten petrobonae, Astropecten pichleri, Astropecten piveteaui, Astropecten porosus, Astropecten scupini, Astropecten soldanii, Astropecten taurolaevis, Astropecten verrucosus
Type specimen: BMNH E 53627
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Echinoderms, Late Oligocene, Sternberg (Oligocene of Germany)
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