Pteraster Müller and Troschel 1842 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Pterasteridae
Full reference: J. Müller and F.H. Troschel. 1842. System der Asteriden. F. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1-147
Parent taxon: Pterasteridae according to A.S. Gale 2022
See also Gale 2023, Perrier 1875 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Hansaster, Longwyaster, Propteraster, Savignaster
Subtaxa: Pteraster angulatus Pteraster balticus Pteraster cretachiton Pteraster kutscheri Pteraster lyddenensis Pteraster nudus Pteraster paucispinus Pteraster seafordensis Pteraster turoniense
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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