Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Alternative combinations: Astrogonium parkinsoni, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) parkinsoni, Goniaster parkinsoni, Goniodiscus parkinsoni

Synonyms: Astrogonium bowerbankii Forbes 1848, Astrogonium compactum Forbes 1850, Astrogonium mantelli Forbes 1848, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) bowerbankii Forbes 1848, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) compactus Forbes 1850, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) mantelli Forbes 1848, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) rectilineus Forbes 1850, Goniaster bowerbankii Forbes 1848, Goniaster compactus Forbes 1850, Goniodiscus bowerbankii Forbes 1848, Goniodiscus compactus Forbes 1850, Goniodiscus mantelli Forbes 1848, Metopaster bowerbankii Forbes 1848, Metopaster mantelli Forbes 1848, Metopaster zonatus Sladen 1893, Mitraster compactus Forbes 1850

Full reference: E. Forbes. 1848. On the Asteriadae found fossil in British strata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2(2):457-482

Belongs to Metopaster according to L. Villier 2001

Sister taxa: Metopaster alexiae, Metopaster andreae, Metopaster angulatus, Metopaster bezanconi, Metopaster bignoti, Metopaster bromleyi, Metopaster calcar, Metopaster carinatus, Metopaster chilipora, Metopaster continuus, Metopaster dividuus, Metopaster downendensis, Metopaster duvergieri, Metopaster elegans, Metopaster elevatus, Metopaster elongatus, Metopaster hunteri, Metopaster hypertelicus, Metopaster icenicus, Metopaster kagstrupensis, Metopaster laevis, Metopaster lisanae, Metopaster loirensis, Metopaster maculatus, Metopaster medius, Metopaster meudonensis, Metopaster miloni, Metopaster montainvillensis, Metopaster polyplacus, Metopaster poulsenii, Metopaster praetumidus, Metopaster rugissimus, Metopaster schulzi, Metopaster spencerii, Metopaster stratifera, Metopaster tamarae, Metopaster teilhardi, Metopaster tenneseensis, Metopaster tercensis, Metopaster thoracifer, Metopaster trichilae, Metopaster tumidus, Metopaster uncatus, Ravniaster granulatus

Subtaxa: Metopaster parkinsoni rioulti

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore