Pouzaster pocknotata Gale 2021 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae

Full reference: A.S. Gale. 2021. Taxonomy and phylogeny of the ‘football stars’ (Asteroidea, Sphaerasteridae). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 19(10):691-741

Belongs to Pouzaster according to A.S. Gale 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: holotype NHMUK EE 17688, paratypes NHMUK EE 17689–17695

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pouzaster pocknotata in the database

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