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
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