Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae

Full reference: C. Schuchert. 1914. Fossilium Catalogus. 1: Animalia, pars 3, Stelleroidea palaeozoica. W. Junk, Berlin 1-53

Parent taxon: Palaeasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966

See also Schuchert 1914, Schuchert 1915 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Australaster giganteus Australaster stutchburii

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Type: Palaeaster (Monaster) giganteus

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ravensfield Quarry, near Farley (MM collection) (Permian of Australia)

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