†Smithiaster Barras 2007 (sea urchin)
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Full reference: C. G. Barras. 2007. Phylogeny of the Jurassic to Early Cretaceous ‘disasteroid’ echinoids (Echinoidea; Echinodermata) and the origins of spatangoids and holasteroids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 5(2):133-161
Parent taxon: Holasteroida according to C. G. Barras 2007
Sister taxa: Calymnidae, Coraster, Corechinus, Coryslus, Eoholaster, Hemipneustidae, Menuthiaster, Meridosternata, Nordenskjoeldaster, Physaster, Pomaster, Pseudholaster, Pseudholasteridae, Stenonasteridae, Turanglaster
Subtaxa: Smithiaster loryi
Type: Dysaster loryi
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Smithiaster in the database
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