Asteroidea - Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae
Full reference: L. Villier, M. Kutscher, and C. Mah. 2004. Systematics, palaeoecology, and evolutionary significance of Middle Toarcian Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the 'Seuil du Poitou', Western France. GĂ©obios 37(6):807-825
Belongs to Poncetaster according to L. Villier 2008
See also Villier et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Holotype MHNH 9001, paratype 9002. Its type locality is Echinodermata, Marls of the Variabilis zone, Thouars, which is in a Toarcian offshore marl in France.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Poland (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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