Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Synonym: Petalastrum de Gregorio 1895
Full reference: A. E. Verrill. 1899. Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes with description of new forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10:145-234
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to A. M. Clark and M.E. Downey 1992
See also Sepkoski 2002, Spencer and Wright 1966 and Verrill 1899
Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, 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: Ceramaster brandenensis Ceramaster chantrei Ceramaster obtusus Ceramaster polonicus Ceramaster rabii
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Belgium (1 collection), Poland (1), Romania (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (2)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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