Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Synonyms: Prenaster (Protenaster) Pomel 1883, Protenaster Pomel 1883
Parent taxon: Schizasteridae according to R. A. Henderson 1975
See also Fischer 1966, Kier 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abatus, Agassizia, Aguayoaster, Brisaster, Brisasterinae, Caribbaster, Diploporaster, Faorina, Hemifaorina, Hemigymnia, Kina, Lambertona, Linthia, Moira, Opissaster, Parabrissus, Peribrissus, Proraster, Pseudobrissus, Schizaster, Schizopneustes, Tripylus
Subtaxa: Prenaster (Prenaster) Prenaster clarki Prenaster elongatus Prenaster parvus Prenaster sanchezi Prenaster synapticus Saviniaster
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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