Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae
Synonyms: Alepidaster Meek 1872, Palaeophiomyxa Stürtz 1899, Protasterina Ulrich 1878
Full reference: E. Billings. 1858. On the Asteridae of the Lower Silurian rocks of Canada. Figures and descriptions of Canadian organic remains. Geological Survey of Canada 3:75-85
Parent taxon: Protasteridae according to A. W. Hunter et al. 2007
See also Dean Shackleton 2005, Gregory 1899, Lehmann 1957, Owen 1965, Schuchert 1915, Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1934, Spencer and Wright 1966 and Stürtz 1899
Sister taxa: Astutuaster, Budenbachia, Chattaster, Drepanaster, Eugasterella, Furcaster, Gamiroaster, Gregoriura, Hypophiura, Mastigophiura, Palaeophiura, Protaster, Protasterinae, Strataster, Weigeltura
Subtaxa: Alepidaster flexuosus Alepidaster granuliferus Alepidaster miamiensis Palaeophiomyxa grandis Taeniaster armoricanus Taeniaster elegans Taeniaster ibericus Taeniaster spinosus
Type: Palaeocoma spinosa
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (2 collections)
• Dobrotivian of Spain (1)
• Ordovician of United States (10: Ohio, Pennsylvania)
Total: 13 collections including 17 occurrences
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