Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae

Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1922. A monograph of the British Palaeozoic Asterozoa. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, London 1920(5):197-236

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

See also Dean Shackleton 2005, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1922, Spencer 1927 and Spencer and Wright 1966

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

Subtaxa: Baliactis devonicus Baliactis ordovicus Baliactis scutatus Baliactis tuberatus

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Eschenbach-Bocksberg mine, Bundenbach (Devonian of Germany)

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