Somasteroida - Chinianasteridae

Synonym: Ampullaster Fell 1963

Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1951. Early Palaeozoic starfish. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B 235(B623):87-129

Parent taxon: Chinianasteridae according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005

Sister taxa: Chinianaster, Ophioxenikos, Thoralaster

Subtaxa: Villebrunaster thorali

View classification

Type: Villebrunaster thorali

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder