†family Palaeasteridae Miller 1889 (sea star)
Full reference: S. A. Miller. 1889. North American geology and palaeontology for the use of amateurs, students and scientists 1-664
Parent taxon: Pustulosida according to D. B. Blake 1989
Sister taxa: Bimarginalina, Mesopalaeasterinae, Palaeasteraceae, Petrasteridae, Promopalaeasteraceae, Schuchertiidae, Xenasteridae
Subtaxa: Argaster, Australaster, Gordonaster, Palaeaster
Type: Palaeaster
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore