†Tomidaster sulcatus Sladen 1891 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Alternative combination: Ophryaster sulcatus
Full reference: W. P. Sladen. 1891. A monograph of the British fossil Echinodermata. The Cretaceous formations. 2- The Asteroidea. Monograph of the Paleontographical Society 1:1-28
Belongs to Tomidaster according to G. Breton 1992
See also Lewis 1993, Sladen 1891 and Smith et al. 1988
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Natural History Museum, London, holotype BNHM E 5063
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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