Full reference: C. Schuchert. 1915. Revision of Paleozoic Stelleroidea with special reference to North American Asteroidea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 88:1-311
Belongs to Mesopalaeaster according to C. Schuchert 1915
Sister taxa: Hudsonaster australis, Hudsonaster carectum, Hudsonaster incomptus, Hudsonaster matutinus, Hudsonaster milleri, Hudsonaster narrawayi, Hudsonaster ordovicus, Hudsonaster rugosus, Mesopalaeaster shafferi, Mesopalaeaster intermedius, Mesopalaeaster finei, Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus, Mesopalaeaster wilberanus, Mesopalaeaster dubius, Mesopalaeaster antiquus, Mesopalaeaster parviusculus, Mesopalaeaster cataractensis, Mesopalaeaster granti, Mesopalaeaster bellulus, Mesopalaeaster acuminatus, Mesopalaeaster clarki, Mesopalaeaster primus, Mesopalaeaster complicatus
Type specimen: at the University of Chicago
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore