Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: E. Forbes. 1841. A history of British starfish and other animals of the class Echinodermata 1-267

Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C.W. Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Forbesiaster, Fredaster, Galbaster, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Miopentagonaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Nymphaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peltaster, Pseudarchasterinae, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Sucia, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Pentetagonaster malbosii

Subtaxa: Goniaster, Pentagonaster, Recurvaster, Sphaeriodiscus

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Type: Goniaster

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore