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Contributed by Andrew Smith, June 2009

Macraster wenoensis (Adkins, 1920, p. 105)

[Epiaster wenoensis Adkins, 1920, p. 105, pl. 6, fig. 6.
Hemiaster elegans wenoensis (Adkins; Cooke, 1948, p. 228.]

Distribution Weno Limestone and Pawpaw Formation, Albian, Lower Cretaceous, Texas, USA.
Type Holotype: University of Texas at Austin Paleontology Collections UT21497.
Classification and/or Status A variety of Macraster elegans
Remarks Cooke (1948) defined this subspecies as "more evenly rounded, less angular, and has shallower petals than typical Hemiaster elegans and its other subspecies.  It is slightly longer than typical H. elegans and shorter than H. elegans subobesus.  It is further distinguished from H. elegans washitae by its overhanging periproct."

Adkins, W. S. 1920. The Weno and Pawpaw formations of the Texas Comanchean. Texas University Bulletins 1856, 1-172, pls 1-11.

Cooke, W. C. 1948. Comanche echinoids. Journal of Paleontology 20, 193-238.