Parametopaster fournieri Breton 1992 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: G. Breton. 1992. Les Goniasteridae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) jurassiques et crétacés de France. Taphonomie, systématique, biostratigraphie, paléobiogéographie, évolution. Bulletin trimestriel de la Société géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre, numéro hors série 78:1-590

Belongs to Parametopaster according to G. Breton 1992

See also Breton 1997

Sister taxa: Parametopaster albocervus, Parametopaster altus, Parametopaster stainforthi, Parametopaster undulatus, Parametopaster villieri

Type specimen: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Le Havre, holotype MHNH 8431, paratype MHNH 8432-

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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