Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1913. The evolution of Cretaceous Asteroidea. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, serie B 204:99-177
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer 1913
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, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster
Subtaxa: Teichaster anchylus
Type: Teichaster favosus
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (1 collection), the Netherlands (1)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Poland (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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