Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Synonym: Trachyaster Spencer 1913 [replaced name]
Full reference: J. Lambert. 1914. Echinodermes. Revue Critique de Paléozoologie 18:25-32
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Lambert 1914 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, 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, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster
Subtaxa: Spenceraster rugosus
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (4 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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