Poncetaster Villier et al. 2004 (sea star)

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

Parent taxon: Stauranderasteridae according to L. Villier 2008

See also Villier et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Aspidaster, Hadranderaster, Lithaster, Manfredaster, Stauranderaster, Stauraster

Subtaxa: Poncetaster crateri

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Type: Poncetaster crateri

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Poland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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