†family Protasteridae Miller 1889 (brittle star)

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Synonyms: Palaeophiomyxidae Stürtz 1899, Taeniasteridae Gregory 1899

Full reference: S. A. Miller. 1889. North American geology and palaeontology for the use of amateurs, students and scientists 1-664

Parent taxon: Lysophiurina according to D. B. Blake et al. 2016

See also Boczarowski 2001, Dean Shackleton 2005, Hammann and Schmincke 1986, Haude and Thomas 1983, Hotchkiss 1993, Hunter et al. 2007, Jell and Theron 1999, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Spencer 1934 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxon: Palaeophiuridae

Subtaxa: Astutuaster Budenbachia Chattaster Drepanaster Eugasterella Furcaster Gamiroaster Gregoriura Hypophiura Mastigophiura Palaeophiura Protaster Protasterinae Strataster Taeniaster Weigeltura

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Type: Protaster

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (1 collection)

• Devonian of Argentina (1), Australia (1), Canada (1: Ontario), Germany (7), Poland (27), South Africa (6), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Montana, New York, Ohio)

• Silurian of Australia (3), the United Kingdom (6), United States (2: New York)

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario), the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Spain (1), United States (10: Ohio, Pennsylvania)

Total: 73 collections including 93 occurrences

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