Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Asterostomatidae

Parent taxon: Asterostomatidae according to P. M. Kier 1984

See also Fischer 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Argopatagus, Asterostoma, Brissolampas, Brissomorpha, Cleistechinus, Delopatagus, Elipneustes, Genicopatagus, Heterobrissus, Linopneustes, Megapetalus, Moronaster, Palaeobrissus, Paleotrema, Peripatagus, Platybrissus, Plesiozonus, Prosostoma, Pycnolampas, Pygospatangus

Subtaxa: Antillaster aibeari Antillaster arnoldi Antillaster cartagensis Antillaster castroi Antillaster cubensis Antillaster depressus Antillaster elegans Antillaster estenozi Antillaster fernandezi Antillaster flexuosus Antillaster giganteus Antillaster lamberti Antillaster sanchezi Antillaster vaughani

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Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at "Cervantes", San José de las Lajas (Miocene to Miocene of Cuba)

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