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Peltaster placenta Müller and Troschel 1842 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 96866

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

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore