Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: L. Villier, M. Kutscher, and C. Mah. 2004. Systematics, palaeoecology, and evolutionary significance of Middle Toarcian Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the 'Seuil du Poitou', Western France. Géobios 37(6):807-825
Belongs to Pentasteria according to A. S. Gale 2011
See also Villier et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Pentasteria (Archastropecten), Pentasteria (Pentasteria), Pentasteria boisteli, Pentasteria elegans, Pentasteria gataui, Pentasteria recta, Crenaster desmoulinsi
Type specimen: Holotype MHNH 9003, paratype 9004-9007. Its type locality is Echinodermata, Marls of the Variabilis zone, Thouars, which is in a Toarcian offshore marl in France.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Echinodermata, Marls of the Variabilis zone, Thouars
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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