ammonites
Promopalaeaster spinulosus Miller and Dyer 1878 (sea star)

Asteroidea

Alternative combination: Palaeaster spinulosus

Full reference: S. A. Miller and C.B. Dyer. 1878. Contributions to palaeontology (descriptions of Cincinnatian and Niagaran fossils). Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 1:24-39

Belongs to Promopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915

Sister taxa: Promopalaeaster bellulus, Promopalaeaster dyeri, Promopalaeaster elizae, Promopalaeaster exculptus, Promopalaeaster granulosus, Promopalaeaster magnificus, Promopalaeaster meridionalis, Promopalaeaster prenuntius, Promopalaeaster speciosus, Promopalaeaster wilsoni, Promopalaeaster wykoffi, Anorthaster miamiensis

Type specimen: Holotype MCZ 108060

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore