Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Synonym: Seunaster
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, Lampadocorys, Messaoudia, Offaster, Opisopneustes, Paronaster, Pseudananchys, Pseudoffaster, Pseudoholaster, Rispolia, Scagliaster, Taphraster, Tholaster, Titanaster, Toxopatagus, Zumoffenia
Subtaxa: Stegaster palaeocenicus
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Spain (1), Tunisia (3)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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