Noviaster hostettleri Hess 1991 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: H. Hess. 1991. Neue Seesterne (Goniasteridae) aus dem mittleren Oxford von Reuchnette (Berner Jura). Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 84(3):873-891

Belongs to Noviaster according to H. Hess 1991

Sister taxa: Noviaster lissajousi, Noviaster polyplax

Type specimen: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Holotype M9916, paratypes M 9904-9906

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Noviaster hostettleri in the database

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