†class Stenuroidea Spencer 1951
Alternative spelling: Stenurida
Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1951. Early Palaeozoic starfish. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B 235(B623):87-129
Parent taxon: Asterozoa according to D. B. Blake 2013
See also Boczarowski 2001, Jell and Theron 1999, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Sepkoski 2002, Smith et al. 2025 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Asteroidea, Catervaparmasteridae, Eopentaroida, Falloasteridae, Ophiuroidea, Phragmactinidae, Somasteroidea, Auluroidea
Subtaxa: Acinetaster Echinasterella Embolasteridae Eophiuricae Hystrigaster Jaekelaster Klasmuridae Lehmannaster Lopidiaster Maydena Palaeuricae Palasteriscus Parophiurina Proturina Ptilonaster Scalarina Stuertzaster
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore