Invalid subtaxa: Archastropecten hastingiae Forbes 1848 [nomen dubium], Astropecten hastingiae Forbes 1848 [nomen dubium], Astropecten hastingti Forbes 1848 [nomen dubium], Crenaster hastingiae Forbes 1848 [nomen dubium], Pentasteria (Archastropecten) hastingiae Forbes 1848 [nomen dubium]
Full reference: A. S. Gale. 1987. Phylogeny and classification of the Asteroidea. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 89:107-132
Parent taxon: Asteroidea according to A. S. Gale 2011
Sister taxa: Ambuloasteroidea, Arthrasteridae, Cryptozonia, Embolasteridae, Eriaster, Euasteroidea, Fandasteridae, Hemizonida, Hudsonasteridae, Lepidasteridae, Monasteridae, Neopalaeasteridae, Palasterinidae, Petraster, Phanerozonida, Platyasterida, Pleiadeaster, Pleuraster, Promopalaeaster, Promopalaeasteridae, Protasteracanthion, Pustulosida, Spinulosacea, Trichotaster, Uranasteridae, Zorocallida
Subtaxa: Forcipulatacea, Migmasteridae, Surculifera, Valvatacea, Valvatida
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore