†family Palaeasteridae Miller 1889 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae

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

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

See also Blake 1989, Blake and Koniecki 2019, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915 and Spencer and Wright 1966

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

Subtaxa: Archasterina Argaster Australaster Baliactis Eostella Eriaster Gordonaster Kyraster Leioactis Neopalaeaster Palaeactis Palaeaster Sertulaster

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Type: Palaeaster

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Indiana)

• Devonian of Germany (1)

• Silurian of United States (4: Kentucky, New York)

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Ontario), United States (1: Utah)

Total: 12 collections including 18 occurrences

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