Huroeaster Valette 1915 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: A. Valette. 1915. Nouvelle note sur les stelléridés de la craie blanche du département de l'Yonne. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Historiques et Naturelles de l'Yonne 67:3-72

Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to G. Breton 1992

See also Valette 1915

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, 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: Huroeaster moulinsii Huroeaster stellatus

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Type: Huroeaster stellatus

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Huroeaster in the database

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