Pentasteria
Sign in to savePentasteria is an extinct genus of sea star that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Europe.
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- Astropectinidae
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- Pentasteria longispina, starfish, Early Late Jurassic, Oxfordian Age, Switzerland - Houston Museum of Natural Science - DSC01811.JPG
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Pentasteria is an extinct genus of sea star that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Europe.
==Selected species== Pentasteria boisteli Pentasteria elegans Pentasteria gataui Pentasteria liasica Pentasteria longispina Pentasteria recta Pentasteria tithonica
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