†Peltaster placenta Müller and Troschel 1842 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Alternative combination: Goniodiscus placenta
Full reference: J. Müller and F.H. Troschel. 1842. System der Asteriden. F. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1-147
Belongs to Peltaster according to A. M. Clark and M.E. Downey 1992
See also Borghi 1995 and Müller and Troschel 1842
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peltaster placenta in the database
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