Synonym: Stelleroidea Gregory 1900 [objective synonym]
Full reference: K. A. von Zittel. 1895. Grundzuge der Palaeontologie 1-971
Parent taxon: Echinodermata according to K. A. von Zittel 1895
Sister taxa: Arkarua, Blastoidea, Blastozoa, Camptostromoidea, Coronata, Crinoidea, Ctenocystoidea, Ctenoimbricata, Cyclocystoidea, Cystoidea, Diploporita, Discoidea, Echinoconus, Echinozoa, Edrioasteroidea, Eleutherozoa, Graciacystis, Helicoplacoidea, Holothuroidea, Homoiostelea, Homostelea, Iheringiana, Macrocystellidae, Parablastoidea, Paracrinoidea, Pediculacaudinidae, Pelmatozoa, Peripneustes, Rhombifera, Scoteinocystis, Scutellidae, Scutellinidae, Semperitidae, Stylophora, Tubocaudinidae
Subtaxa: Asteroidea, Auluroidea, Eopentaroida, Ophiuroidea, Phragmactis, Somasteroida
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore