Asteroidea

Full reference: D. B. Blake. 2008. A new Ordovician asteroid (Echinodermata) with somasteroid-like skeletal elements. Journal of Paleontology 82(4):645-656

Parent taxon: Asteroidea according to D. B. Blake 2008

Sister taxa: Ambuloasteroidea, Arthrasteridae, Cryptozonia, Eriaster, Euasteroidea, Fandasteridae, Hemizonida, Hudsonasteridae, Lepidasteridae, Monasteridae, Neoasteroidea, Neopalaeasteridae, Palasterinidae, Petraster, Phanerozonida, Platyasterida, Pleiadeaster, Pleuraster, Promopalaeaster, Promopalaeasteridae, Protasteracanthion, Pustulosida, Spinulosacea, Trichotaster, Uranasteridae, Zorocallida

Subtaxa: Embolaster

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Type: Embolaster

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore