Asteroidea - Forcipulatida - Asteriidae
Full reference: E. Perrier. 1891. Sur les stellérides recueillis dans le golfe de Gascogne, aux Açores et à la Terre Neuve pendant les campagnes scientifiques du Yacht l'Hirondelle. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris 112(21):1225-1228
Parent taxon: Asteriidae according to E. Perrier 1891
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asteriinae, Cretasterias, Dermasterinae, Germanasterias, Hystrixasterias, Pegaster, Polarasterias, Savignasterias
Subtaxa: Sclerasterias zinsmeisteri
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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