†family Lepidasteridae Gregory 1899 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Lepidasteridae

Full reference: J. W. Gregory. 1899. On Lindstromaster and the classification of Palaeasterids. Geological Magazine 6:341-354

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

See also Blake 1989, Blake et al. 2016, Herringshaw et al. 2007, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Cnemidactinidae, Devonistella, Eoactis, Helianthasteridae, Lacertasteridae, Lepidasterina, Lepyriactis, Mesopalaeasteridae, Omanasteridae, Palasterinidae, Platanasteridae, Schondorfia, Taeniactis

Subtaxa: Lepidactis Lepidaster Michiganaster

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Type: Lepidaster

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

• Ordovician of France (1)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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