Biology:Tropidaster

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Short description: Extinct genus of starfishes

Tropidaster
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
Scientific classification e
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.[1] Its fossils have been found in Europe.

References

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 187)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4402825 entry