Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: D. B. Blake and R. Reid. 1998. Some Albian (Cretaceous) asteroids (Echinodermata) from Texas and their paleobiological implications. Journal of Paleontology 72(3):512-532

Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to D. B. Blake and R. Reid 1998

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Forbesiaster, Fredaster, Galbaster, Goniasterinae, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Miopentagonaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Nymphaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peedeeaster, Peltaster, Pentetagonaster, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster

Subtaxa: Capellia mauricei

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Type: Capellia mauricei

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at South of Fossil Ridge Circle (Cretaceous of Texas)

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