Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: J. Mercier. 1935. Les stelléridés mésozoïques du bassin de Paris. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 1(2):6-64

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

See also Mercier 1935 and 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, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Nymphaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peedeeaster, Peltaster, Pentetagonaster, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster

Subtaxa: Miopentagonaster calloviensis

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Type: Miopentagonaster calloviensis

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Asteroidea, Couches à Proplanulites koenigi, Argences, Calvados (Jurassic of France)

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