Tholaster (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

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, Stegaster, Taphraster, Titanaster, Toxopatagus, Zumoffenia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tholaster in the database

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