Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: D. B. Blake and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1988. Eocene asteroids (Echinodermata) from Seymour Island, Antarctic peninsula. Geological Society America Bulletin 169:489-498

Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to D. B. Blake and W. J. Zinsmeister 1988

Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Forbesiaster, Fredaster, Galbaster, Goniasterinae, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Miopentagonaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Nymphaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peltaster, Pseudarchasterinae, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Sucia, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Pentetagonaster malbosii

Subtaxa: Buterminaster elegans

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Type: Buterminaster elegans

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore