†family Chinianasteridae Spencer 1951

Somasteroidea - Chinianasteridae

Synonym: Villebrunasteridae 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: Somasteroida according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005

See also Blake 1989, Blake and Guensburg 1993, Blake and Guensburg 2015, Fell 1963, Owen 1965, Spencer 1951 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Archegonaster, Archegonasteridae, Catervaparmaster, Goniactinida

Subtaxa: Chinianaster Ophioxenikos Thoralaster Villebrunaster

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Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Fennian of France (1 collection)

• Arenig of France (1)

• Ordovician of France (2)

• Tremadoc of Morocco (1)

• Ibexian of United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 6 collections including 9 occurrences

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