†Calliderma viaudi Breton 1988 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: G. Breton. 1988. Description d'espèces nouvelles de Goniasteridae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) du Crétacé de France. Bulletin trimestriel de la Société Géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre 75(1):9-40
Belongs to Calliderma according to G. Breton 1992
See also Breton 1988 and Néraudeau and Breton 1993
Sister taxa: Calliderma (Mastaster), Calliderma atagensis, Calliderma juigneti, Calliderma moreaui, Calliderma smithiae
Type specimen: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Nantes, holotype MHNN E.A(f) 1.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Port-des-Barques, unit T1 (Cretaceous of France)
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