Asteroidea - Valvatida - Pycinasteridae
Full reference: G. Breton and D. Vizcaïno. 1997. Astérides (Echinodermata) de l'Ilerdien moyen (Yprésien) des Corbières (Aude, France) : systématique, relations paléobiogéographiques et évolutives. Bulletin de la Société d'Etudes Scientifiques de l'Aude 97:11-28
Belongs to Pycinaster according to G. Breton and D. Vizcaïno 1997
Sister taxa: Pycinaster angustatus, Pycinaster cornutus, Pycinaster crassus, Pycinaster danicus, Pycinaster humilis, Pycinaster magnificus, Pycinaster mortenseni, Pycinaster rasmusseni, Pycinaster rosenkrantzii
Type specimen: Holotype MHNH 8925, paratypes MHNH 8926-8930
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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