Parametopaster villieri Breton and Néraudeau 2008 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: G. Breton and D. Néraudeau. 2008. Nouveaux astérides cénomaniens et turoniens de Charente-Maritime (SO France). Geobios 41:321-339

Belongs to Parametopaster according to G. Breton and D. Néraudeau 2008

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

Type specimen: Holotype MHNH 9145, paratypes MHNH 9146-9149

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Parametopaster villieri in the database

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