Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Full reference: M. Kutscher and M. Röper. 1999. Die Asteroidea (seesterne) aus den "Papierschifern" von Hienheim und Ried (Malm Zeta 3, Untertithonium). Archaeopteryx 17:1-13

Parent taxon: Astropectinidae according to M Kutscher and M Röper 1999

Sister taxa: Advenaster, Aldebarania, Astrocratis, Astropecten, Astropectininae, Boxaster, Coulonia, Ctenophoraster, Dipsacaster, Eoastropecten, Eokainaster, Pentasteria, Persephonaster, Plutonaster, Prothrissacanthias, Tethyaster

Subtaxa: Riedaster reicheli

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Type: Riedaster reicheli

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Papierschifer, Lower Tithonian, Hienheim, Ried (Jurassic of Germany)

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