†Noviaster polyplax Hess 1972 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: H. Hess. 1972. Eine Echinodermen-Fauna aus dem mittleren Dogger des Aargauer Juras. Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 92:1-86
Belongs to Noviaster according to H Hess 1972
Sister taxa: Noviaster hostettleri, Noviaster lissajousi
Type specimen: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Hess's collection Holotype A260. Its type locality is Echinoderms, Oberer Hauptrogenstein, Late Bajocian, Schinznach, Aargau, which is in a Bajocian open shallow subtidal grainstone/marl in Switzerland.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Echinoderms, Oberer Hauptrogenstein, Late Bajocian, Schinznach, Aargau
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