†family Palasterinidae Gregory 1899 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

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 et al. 2020

See also Blake 1989, Blake 2018, Dean Shackleton 2005, Herringshaw et al. 2007, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Spencer and Wright 1966 and Withers and Keble 1934

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

Subtaxa: Aerliceaster Estoniaster Eukrinaster Jugiaster Kolataster Palaeosolaster Palasterina Petraster Schuchertia Siluraster Stibaraster

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Type: Palasterina

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Germany (1 collection)

• Silurian of Australia (1), the United Kingdom (6)

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Ontario, Quebec), Estonia (1), France (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (20: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah)

Total: 33 collections including 42 occurrences

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