†Pteraster seafordensis Gale 2022 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Pterasteridae
Full reference: A.S. Gale. 2022. “Slime stars” (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Velatida) from the Upper Cretaceous of northern Europe. Cretaceous Research 137(105223):1-24
Belongs to Pteraster according to A.S. Gale 2022
Sister taxa: Pteraster angulatus, Pteraster balticus, Pteraster cretachiton, Pteraster kutscheri, Pteraster lyddenensis, Pteraster nudus, Pteraster paucispinus, Pteraster turoniense
Type specimen: holotype NHMUK EE 17752, paratype NHMUK EE 17751
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteraster seafordensis in the database
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