†Hudsonaster narrawayi Hudson 1912 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae
Alternative combination: Protopalaeaster narrawayi
Full reference: G. H. Hudson. 1912. A fossil starfish with ambulacrals covering plates. Ottawa Naturalist 26:21-52
Belongs to Hudsonaster according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005
See also Hudson 1912, Kesling 1962, Owen 1965 and Schuchert 1915
Sister taxa: Hudsonaster australis, Hudsonaster carectum, Hudsonaster incomptus, Hudsonaster milleri, Hudsonaster ordovicus, Hudsonaster rugosus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (5: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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