Caletaster barremicus Villier 2010 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: L. Villier. 2010. Asteroids from Barremian calciturbidites of the Serre de Bleyton (DrĂ´me, SE France). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112:701-732

Belongs to Caletaster according to L. Villier 2010

Sister taxa: Caletaster decombei, Caletaster girardi, Caletaster romani

Type specimen: MPUP VILL016. Its type locality is Locality 1, Serre de Bleyton, which is in a Barremian slope marl/limestone in France.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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