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Tropidaster

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Extinct genus of starfishes

Tropidaster
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Velatida
Family: †Tropidasteridae
Wright, 1880
Genus: †Tropidaster
Forbes, 1850

Tropidaster is an extinct genus of sea stars that lived in the Early Jurassic. It is the only genus in the family Tropidasteridae. Its fossils have been found in Europe.

References

  1. Mah, C.L. (2023). Mah CL (ed.). "Tropidasteridae Wright, 1880". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 187)

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Tropidaster


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