†family Fandasteridae Blake and Elliott 2003 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Fandasteridae

Full reference: D. B. Blake and D. R. Elliott. 2003. Ossicular homologies, systematics, and phylogenetic implications of certain North American Carboniferous asteroids (Echinodermata). Journal of Paleontology 77(3):476-489

Parent taxon: Hadrosida according to D. B. Blake 2018

See also Blake and Elliott 2003

Sister taxa: Aulacolatiaster, Hudsonasteridae, Miomaster, Palaeasteridae, Pleiadeaster, Promopalaeasteridae, Spaniaster, Urasterellidae, Xenasteridae

Subtaxa: Fandasterias

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Type: Fandasterias

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Ireland (1 collection), United States (1: Missouri)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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