Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: S. Calzada and J.E. Gomez Pallerola. 1993. Un nuevo asteroideo del Eoceno pirenaico. Batalleria 3(1989):69-72

Belongs to Ophryaster according to G. Breton and D. Vizcaïno 1997

See also Calzada and Gomez Pallerola 1993

Sister taxa: Ophryaster argencienis, Ophryaster dorsolevis, Ophryaster maastrichtensis, Ophryaster magnus, Ophryaster novaezelandiae, Ophryaster oligoplax, Ophryaster saucatsensis

Type specimen: Muséo Geológico del Seminario de Barcelona, holotype 46841

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Asteroidea, Middle Ilerdien, Sou brook, Taurize, Aude (Eocene of France)

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