†Forbesiaster wrighti de Loriol 1909 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Synonym: Pachyaster aegypticus de Loriol 1909
Full reference: P. de Loriol. 1909. Note sur quelques stellérides du Santonien d'Abou-Roach. Bulletin de l'Institut Egyptien 5(2):169-184
Belongs to Forbesiaster according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also de Loriol 1909 and Fourtau 1914
Sister taxon: Forbesiaster gaensis
Type specimens:
- Forbesiaster wrighti: Geological Museum, Cairo, n°785
- Pachyaster aegypticus: Geological Museum, Cairo.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Abou Roach (Cretaceous of Egypt)
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