†Promopalaeaster dyeri Meek 1872 (sea star)
Alternative combination: Palaeaster dyeri
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1872. Descriptions of two new starfishes and a crinoid from the Cincinnati group of Ohio and Indiana. American Journal of Science Series 3 3:257-262
Belongs to Promopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915
Sister taxa: Promopalaeaster bellulus, Promopalaeaster elizae, Promopalaeaster exculptus, Promopalaeaster granulosus, Promopalaeaster magnificus, Promopalaeaster meridionalis, Promopalaeaster prenuntius, Promopalaeaster speciosus, Promopalaeaster spinulosus, Promopalaeaster wilsoni, Promopalaeaster wykoffi, Anorthaster miamiensis
Type specimen: Holotype MCZ 108061
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore