Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Alternative combination: Pentagonaster texensis
Full reference: W. S. Adkins and W. M. Winton. 1920. Paleontological correlation of the Fredericksburg and Washita formations in North Texas. University of Texas Bulletin 1945:1-128
Belongs to Crateraster according to D. B. Blake and R. Reid 1998
See also Adkins 1920, Adkins and Winton 1920 and Durham and Roberts 1948
Sister taxa: Crateraster debrisi, Crateraster dubusi, Crateraster favosus, Crateraster fourayae, Crateraster grignonensis, Crateraster lamberti, Crateraster multiplacus, Crateraster poritoides, Crateraster quinqueloba, Crateraster reticulatus, Crateraster rotundus, Austinaster mccarteri
Type specimen: Texas Christian University, Holotype TCU 1056
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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