Clade Korethrasteridae Danielssen and Koren 1884 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Korethrasteridae

Full reference: D.C. Danielssen and J. Koren. 1884. Asteroidea. Den Norske Nordhavs Expedition 1876-1878 11:1-119

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

See also Blake 1989, Gale 2011, Gale 2022, Mah and Blake 2012, Perrier 1893 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Caymanostellidae, Decacuminaster, Myxasteridae, Plesiastropecten, Pterasteridae, Solasteridae, Tropidasteridae, Xandarosaster

Subtaxa: Becuaster Furculaster Kutscheraster Peribolaster Protremaster Thuyaster

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: found only at locality KG 2986, Lully Foothills (Jurassic of Antarctica)

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