Riedaster reicheli

Riedaster reicheli is an extinct species of starfish in the family Astropectinidae.^[1] Riedaster reicheli was first described by Kutscher and Röper in 1999 from a three-dimensional body fossil. Its type locality is Papierschiefer, which is in a shallow subtidal mudstone in the Papierschiefer Formation in the Ried district of Germany. It is the type species of the genus Riedaster and dates back to the Late Jurassic.^[2]

Riedaster reicheli Temporal range: late Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Paxillosida
Family:	Astropectinidae
Genus:	† Riedaster
Species:	† R. reicheli
Binomial name
† Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper 1999[1]

Whole body fossil of Riedaster reicheli