Luidia ciliaris Philippi 1837 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Luidiidae
Alternative combination: Asterias ciliaris
Full reference: R. A. Philippi. 1837. Uber die mit Asterias auranciaca verwanten und verwechselten Asterien der sicilanschen Kuste. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 3:193-194
Belongs to Luidia according to A. S. Gale 2011
See also Jagt 1991, Kaczmarska 1987 and Philippi 1837
Sister taxa: Luidia alternata, Luidia etchegoinensis, Luidia hungarica, Luidia sanjoaquinensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Winterswijk-Miste (Miocene of Netherlands)
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