†family Falloasteridae Blake et al. 2019

Asterozoa - Falloasteridae

Full reference: D. B. Blake, F. J. Gahn, and T. E. Guensburg. 2019. An Early Ordovician (Floian) asterozoan (Echinodermata) of problematic class-level affinities. Journal of Paleontology

Parent taxon: Asterozoa according to D. B. Blake et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Asteroidea, Catervaparmasteridae, Eopentaroida, Ophiuroidea, Phragmactinidae, Somasteroidea, Stenuroidea, Auluroidea

Subtaxa: Falloaster

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bear River Range (Ordovician of Idaho)

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