Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae

Full reference: D. B. Blake and T. E. Guensburg. 2005. Implications of a new Early Ordovician asteroid (Echinodermata) for the phylogeny of asterozoans. Journal of Paleontology 79(2):395-399

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

See also Blake and Guensburg 2005

Sister taxa: Archasterina, Argaster, Australaster, Baliactis, Eostella, Gordonaster, Kyraster, Leioactis, Neopalaeaster, Palaeactis, Palaeaster, Sertulaster

Subtaxa: Eriaster ibexensis

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Type: Eriaster ibexensis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at trilobite zone G-2, Hintze C section, Ibex area (Ordovician of Utah)

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