†Echinasterella Stürtz 1890 (sea star)
Asteroidea - Hemizonida - Helianthasteridae
Full reference: B. Stürtz. 1890. Neuer Beitrag zur Kenntniss paläozoischer Seesterne. Palaeontographica 36:203-247
Parent taxon: Helianthasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C.W. Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Arkonaster, Helianthaster, Helianthasterinae, Hystrigaster, Lepidasterella
Subtaxa: Echinasterella darwini, Echinasterella sladeni
Type: Echinasterella sladeni
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore