†Promopalaeaster exculptus Miller 1881 (sea star)
Alternative combination: Palaeaster exculptus
Full reference: S. A. Miller. 1881. Description of some new and remarkable crinoids and some other fossils of the Hudson River Group and notice of Strotocrinus bloomfieldensis. Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 4(1):69-77
Belongs to Promopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915
Sister taxa: Promopalaeaster bellulus, Promopalaeaster dyeri, Promopalaeaster elizae, Promopalaeaster granulosus, Promopalaeaster magnificus, Promopalaeaster meridionalis, Promopalaeaster prenuntius, Promopalaeaster speciosus, Promopalaeaster spinulosus, Promopalaeaster wilsoni, Promopalaeaster wykoffi, Anorthaster miamiensis
Type specimen: Holotype USNM 60608
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore