Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: A. Pomel. 1885. Paléontologie ou description des animaux fossiles de l'Algérie. Zoophytes. 2, Echinodermes. Adolphe Jourdan, Alger 1-344

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Forbesiaster, Fredaster, Galbaster, Goniasterinae, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, 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: Leptogonium mauritanicum

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Type: Leptogonium mauritanicum

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Echinodermata, Sahelian, Zurich (Miocene of Algeria)

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