Full reference: B. Stürtz. 1890. Neuer Beitrag zur Kenntniss paläozoischer Seesterne. Palaeontographica 36:203-247
Parent taxon: Stenuroidea according to D. B. Blake 2013
See also Lehmann 1957, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Acinetaster, Embolasteridae, Eophiuricae, Hystrigaster, Jaekelaster, Klasmuridae, Lehmannaster, Lopidiaster, Maydena, Palaeuricae, Palasteriscus, Parophiurina, Proturina, Ptilonaster, Scalarina, Stuertzaster
Subtaxa: Echinasterella darwini Echinasterella sladeni
Type: Echinasterella sladeni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Brazil (3 collections), Germany (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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