Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Full reference: A. Pomel. 1883. Classification méthodique des échinides vivants et fossiles. Adolphe Jourdan, Alger 1-131

Parent taxon: Holasteridae according to C. D. Wagner and J. W. Durham 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aurelianaster, Basseaster, Cardiaster, Cardiotaxis, Cibaster, Duncaniaster, Echinocorys, Entomaster, Galeaster, Ganbirretia, Garumnaster, Giraliaster, Guettaria, Hagenowia, Hemipneustes, Holaster, Infulaster, Ismidaster, Jeronia, Labrotaxis, Lampadaster, Messaoudia, Offaster, Opisopneustes, Paronaster, Pseudananchys, Pseudoffaster, Pseudoholaster, Rispolia, Scagliaster, Stegaster, Taphraster, Tholaster, Titanaster, Toxopatagus, Zumoffenia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Gschliefgraben, Gmunden, Late Campanian (Cretaceous of Austria)

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