†Chariaster elegans de Loriol 1909 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Ophidiasteridae
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 Chariaster according to P. de Loriol 1909
See also Fourtau 1914 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Geological Museum, Cairo, n°788
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Abou Roach (Cretaceous of Egypt)
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