Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: H. L. Clark. 1941. Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The echinoderms (other than holothurians). Memorias de la Sociedad cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 15:1-154
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to A. M. Clark and M.E. Downey 1992
See also Clark 1941 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, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster
Subtaxa: Tesselaster clarki
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at CV 86-05, Cross Valley (Eocene of Antarctica)
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