A new sun star (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Solasteridae) from the mid-Miocene of Lacoste, France

Andrew S. Gale; David J. Ward

doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2024.10.001

A new sun star (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Solasteridae) from the mid-Miocene of Lacoste, France

Andrew S. Gale, David J. Ward

School of the Environment and Life Sciences

The Natural History Museum, London

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A new genus and species of starfish in the family Solasteridae, Lacosteaster lauerorum gen. et sp. nov., are described from the mid-Miocene of Lacoste, south-east France. The genus differs from all known extant solasterids and the only other fossil (Middle Jurassic) representative of the family in the presence of single, large conical spines on ossicles of the undersurface, and large bladed spines surrounding the mouth.

Original language	English
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
Early online date	22 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2024.10.001
Publication status	Early online - 22 Oct 2024

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Sun star
Solasteridae
Miocene
South-east France

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A new sun star (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Solasteridae) from the mid-Miocene of Lacoste, France

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