Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: J. Roman and A. Strougo. 1987. Fayoumaster Pharaonum n. gen., n. sp. (Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) et son cadre stratigraphique et paléoécologique. Annales de Paléontologie 73(1):29-50
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to J. Roman and A. Strougo 1987
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, 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: Fayoumaster desmoulinsi Fayoumaster lamberti Fayoumaster pharaonum
Type: Fayoumaster pharaonum
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Qasr el Sagha (Eocene to Eocene of Egypt)
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