Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: D. B. Blake and B.S. Kues. 2002. Homeomorphy in the Asteroidea (Echinodermata); a new Late Cretaceous genus and species from Colorado. Journal of Paleontology 76(6):1007-1013
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to D. B. Blake and B.S. Kues 2002
Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, 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: Codellaster keepersae
Type: Codellaster keepersae
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Asteroidea, Codel Sandstone Mb, Point of Rocks (Cretaceous of Colorado)
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