Some Albian (Cretaceous) asteroids (Echinodermata) from Texas and their paleobiological implications

D. B. Blake, and R. Reid

1998

Article

Journal of Paleontology 72(3):512-532

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Alkaidia
• Alkaidia sumralli
• Altairia
• Betelgeusia
• Betelgeusia reidi
• Capellia
• Capellia mauricei
• Denebia
• Fomalhautia

Taxonomy:

• Alkaidia belongs to Paleobenthopectininae - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Capellia belongs to Goniasteridae - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Capellia mauricei belongs to Capellia - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Altairia belongs to Ophidiasteridae - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Fomalhautia belongs to Goniasteridae - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Alkaidia sumralli belongs to Alkaidia - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Crateraster texensis belongs to Crateraster - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Fomalhautia hortensae belongs to Fomalhautia - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Denebia americana belongs to Denebia - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Austinaster belongs to Crateraster - Blake and Reid (1998)
• Betelgeusia reidi belongs to Betelgeusia - Blake and Reid (1998)