Parent taxon: Spatangoidea according to B. Stockley et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Allotoxaster, Amoraster, Apoxypetalum, Asterostomatina, Barnumia, Brissidina, Brissoides, Cagaster, Cestobrissus, Cottreaucorys, Echinocoridae, Enichaster, Gonzalezaster, Hemiasteridae, Hemiasterina, Homoeopetalus, Hypselaster, Kertaster, Leymeriaster, Micrasterina, Mundaster, Murraypneustes, Neoproraster, Niponaster, Nudobrissus, Orthaster, Palaeostomidae, Paleopneustina, Paraheteraster, Peraspatangus, Peroniaster, Pictaviechinus, Pliotoxaster, Pseudogibbaster, Pseudolinthia, Pseudowashitaster, Pusillaster, Royasendia, Somalechinus, Somaliasteridae, Spatagobrissus, Tessieria, Toxasteridae, Toxasterina, Wuarnia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Archaeopneustes in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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