Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Alternative spelling: Palaeasterina
Synonyms: Hisingeraster Stürtz 1899, Lindstromaster Gregory 1899, Pseudopalasterina Stürtz 1890
Full reference: F. McCoy. 1851. In Sedgwick A. & McCoy F. 1851-1857. A systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils in the geological Museum of the University of Cambridge. London and Cambridge 1-611
Parent taxon: Palasterinidae according to D. B. Blake 2018
See also Dean Shackleton 2005, Gregory 1899, Herringshaw et al. 2007, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1922, Spencer and Wright 1966 and Withers and Keble 1934
Sister taxa: Aerliceaster, Estoniaster, Eukrinaster, Jugiaster, Kolataster, Palaeosolaster, Petraster, Schuchertia, Siluraster, Stibaraster
Subtaxa: Palasterina antiqua Palasterina flemingtonensis Palasterina follmanni Palasterina marginata Palasterina maucheri Palasterina orchilocalia Palasterina stachi Palasterina taenibrachiata Palasterina tilmanni Palasterina umbonata
Type: Uraster primaevus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (1 collection)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (5)
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Ontario, Quebec)
Total: 8 collections including 14 occurrences
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