Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1841. A history of British starfish and other animals of the class Echinodermata 1-267
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Forbesiaster, Fredaster, Galbaster, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Miopentagonaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Nymphaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peedeeaster, Peltaster, Pentetagonaster, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster
Subtaxa: Goniaster Pentagonaster Recurvaster Sphaeriodiscus
Type: Goniaster
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1), United States (8: North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1), United States (2: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (5), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence