†Recurvaster spiniger Jagt 2000 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: J. W. M. Jagt. 2000. Late Cretaceous-Early Paleocene echinoderms and the K/T boundary in the southeast Netherlands and the northeast Belgium. - part 5: Asteroids. Scripta Geologica 21:377-503
Belongs to Recurvaster according to J. W. M. Jagt 2000
Sister taxa: Recurvaster antemammillatus, Recurvaster blackmorei, Recurvaster lorioli, Recurvaster mammillatus, Recurvaster migrans, Recurvaster radiatus
Type specimen: Holotype NHMM K 769, Paratypes MB 284-1/a-d, 867-7/a-b
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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