Petraster
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| Petraster Temporal range: | |
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| Petraster sp. | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Genus: | †Petraster Billings, 1858 |
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Petraster is a genus of extinct starfish that lived from the upper Ordovician to the late Silurian.[2][3] The genus has a large distribution range, fossils have been found in North America, and Australia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Petraster". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Petraster". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Petraster †". mindat.org.