Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Full reference: W.M. Lehmann. 1957. Die Asterozoen in den Dachschifern des rheinischen Unterdevons. Abhandlungen des Hessischen Landeshamtes für Bodenforchung 21:1-160

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

See also Lehmann 1957 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Astutuaster, Budenbachia, Chattaster, Drepanaster, Eugasterella, Furcaster, Gamiroaster, Gregoriura, Hypophiura, Palaeophiura, Protaster, Protasterinae, Strataster, Taeniaster, Weigeltura

Subtaxa: Mastigophiura grandis

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Type: Mastigophiura grandis

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Eschenbach-Bocksberg mine, Bundenbach (Devonian of Germany)

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