Asteroidea - Kermasida - Permasteridae
Alternative combination: Neopalaeaster enigmaticus
Full reference: R. V. Kesling. 1967. Neopalaeaster enigmaticus, new starfish from Upper Mississippian Paint Creek Formation in Illinois. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 21:73-85
Belongs to Delicaster according to D. B. Blake and D. R. Elliott 2003
See also Blake 2018 and Kesling 1967
Sister taxon: Delicaster hotchkissi
Type specimen: University of Michigan, Museum of Paleontology, holotype UMMP 54262, paratype UM
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Indiana collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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