Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: P. de Loriol. 1909. Note sur quelques stellérides du Santonien d'Abou-Roach. Bulletin de l'Institut Egyptien 5(2):169-184

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

See also de Loriol 1909 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Fredaster, Galbaster, Goniasterinae, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Miopentagonaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Nymphaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peedeeaster, Peltaster, Pentetagonaster, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster

Subtaxa: Forbesiaster gaensis Forbesiaster wrighti

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Type: Forbesiaster wrighti

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Abou Roach (Cretaceous of Egypt)

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