Family Tremasteridae Sladen 1889 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Tremasteridae

Alternative spelling: Tremasterinae

Full reference: W. P. Sladen. 1889. The Asteroidea. Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger 1873-1876, Zoology 30:1-935

Parent taxon: Chevronida according to A.S. Gale 2018

See also Hess 1972, Sladen 1889 and Smith and Tranter 1985

Sister taxon: Velatida

Subtaxa: Mesotremaster

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Switzerland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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