Clade Pterasteridae Perrier 1875 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Spinulosida - Pterasteridae

Full reference: E. Perrier. 1875. Révision de la collection de Stellérides du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. C. Reinwald, Paris 1-384

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

See also Blake 1989, Gale 1987, Gale 2011, Gale 2011, Gale 2022, Gale 2023, Mah and Blake 2012, Perrier 1894 and Spencer and Wright 1966

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

Subtaxa: Hansaster Longwyaster Propteraster Pteraster Savignaster

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Germany (1)

• Jurassic of France (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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