The fossil record of the family Benthopectinidae (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), a reappraisal Author Gale, Andy S. 092855B9-CBE4-41F9-9861-3BEA1FDE50F1 Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, United Kingdom. & School of the Environment, Geography and Geological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth PO 13 QL, United Kingdom. andy.gale@port.ac.uk Author Jagt, John W. M. 39D4B31E-5847-4B03-94DF-2FF3E84C0B82 Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein 6 - 7, 6211 KJ Maastricht, the Netherlands. john.jagt@maastricht.nl text European Journal of Taxonomy 2021 2021-06-23 755 149 190 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.755.1405 journal article 5966 10.5852/ejt.2021.755.1405 b932c9e5-ddad-4c11-8eee-ff17188d77cf 2118-9773 5032970 F9105E33-3E8B-4B3C-88B3-0316207B70F6

Table 1. Modern benthopectinids used for present study.

Species	Collection	Locality
Pectinaster filholi Perrier, 1885	IoS Southampton	Porcupine Trough, NE Atlantic
Pontaster tenuispinus (Duben & Koren, 1846)	IoS Southampton	Porcupine Trough, NE Atlantic
Benthopecten simplex (Perrier, 1881)	IoS Southampton	Porcupine Trough, NE Atlantic
Nearchaster aciculosus (Fisher, 1910)	USNM	NE Pacific
Cheiraster gazellae Studer, 1883	USNM	SW Pacific