Superorder Spinulosacea Blake 1987 (sea star)
Full reference: D. B. Blake. 1987. A classification and phylogeny of post-Palaeozoic sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). Jounral of Natural History 21:481-528
Parent taxon: Asteroidea according to D. B. Blake 1989
Sister taxa: Ambuloasteroidea, Arthrasteridae, Cryptozonia, Embolasteridae, Eriaster, Euasteroidea, Fandasteridae, Hemizonida, Hudsonasteridae, Lepidasteridae, Monasteridae, Neoasteroidea, Neopalaeasteridae, Palasterinidae, Petraster, Phanerozonida, Platyasterida, Pleiadeaster, Pleuraster, Promopalaeaster, Promopalaeasteridae, Protasteracanthion, Pustulosida, Trichotaster, Uranasteridae, Zorocallida
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore