Tropidaster

Tropidaster is an extinct genus of sea stars that lived in the Early Jurassic. It is the only genus in the family Tropidasteridae.^[1] Its fossils have been found in Europe.

Tropidaster Temporal range: Early Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Velatida
Family:	†Tropidasteridae Wright, 1880
Genus:	†Tropidaster Forbes, 1850