†order Trichasteropsida Blake 1987 (sea star)
Alternative spelling: Trichasteropsiida
Full reference: D. B. Blake. 1987. A classification and phylogeny of post-Palaeozoic sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). Jounral of Natural History 21:481-528
Parent taxon: Forcipulatacea according to D. B. Blake and H. Hagdorn 2003
Sister taxon: Terminaster
Subtaxa: Trichasteropsiidae
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore