Metopaster
Extinct genus of starfishes
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Metopaster is an extinct genus of sea star that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Early Eocene. Its fossils have been found in Europe.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | †Metopaster Sladen, 1893 |
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 188)
External links
- Metopaster in the Paleobiology Database
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