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.

Tropidaster
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Velatida
Family: Tropidasteridae
Wright, 1880
Genus: Tropidaster
Forbes, 1850

References

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  1. ^ Mah, C.L. (2023). Mah CL (ed.). "Tropidasteridae Wright, 1880". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 187)
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