Full reference: W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright. 1966. Asterozoans. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U Echinodermata 3 U(3):U4-U107
Parent taxon: Stenuroidea according to D. B. Blake 2013
See also Boczarowski 2001 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Acinetaster, Echinasterella, Embolasteridae, Eophiuricae, Hystrigaster, Jaekelaster, Klasmuridae, Lehmannaster, Lopidiaster, Maydena, Palaeuricae, Palasteriscus, Parophiurina, Ptilonaster, Scalarina, Stuertzaster
Subtaxa: Acinetasteridae Bdellacomidae Eophiuridae Pradesuridae Rhopalocomidae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (1 collection), South Africa (3)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (3)
• Arenig of France (1)
• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences