Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Full reference: D. B. Blake and K. Sturgeon. 1995. Aldebarania arenitea, a new genus and species of Astropectinidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) Peedee formation of North Carolina. Journal of Paleontology 69(2):376-380
Belongs to Aldebarania according to D. B. Blake and K. Sturgeon 1995
Sister taxon: Aldebarania taberna
Type specimen: Holotype USNM 476526, Paratypes USNM 481615-481617. Its type locality is Asteroidea, Peedee fm., Martin Marieta Quarry, Rocky Point, which is in a Maastrichtian foreshore sandstone in the Peedee Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Asteroidea, Peedee fm., Martin Marieta Quarry, Rocky Point
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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