Asteroidea - Valvatida - Pycinasteridae

Full reference: H. W. Rasmussen. 1945. Observations on the asteroid fauna of the Danian. Meddelelser fra Dansk Geologisk Forening 10(4):417-426

Belongs to Pycinaster according to J. W. M. Jagt 2000

See also Rasmussen 1945, Rasmussen 1950 and Rasmussen 1979

Sister taxa: Pycinaster angustatus, Pycinaster corbaricus, Pycinaster crassus, Pycinaster danicus, Pycinaster humilis, Pycinaster magnificus, Pycinaster mortenseni, Pycinaster rasmusseni, Pycinaster rosenkrantzii

Type specimen: Geological Museum of Copenhagen

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pycinaster cornutus in the database

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.