†Ophryaster novaezelandiae Fell 1952 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: H. B. Fell. 1952. An upper Cretaceous asteroid from New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 6(2):143-147
Belongs to Ophryaster according to H. B. Fell 1952
Sister taxa: Ophryaster argencienis, Ophryaster bretoni, Ophryaster dorsolevis, Ophryaster maastrichtensis, Ophryaster magnus, Ophryaster oligoplax, Ophryaster saucatsensis
Type specimen: Canterbury Museum, Christchuch
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Cotswold station, Omihi (Cretaceous of New Zealand)
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