†Hystrixasterias Blake 1990 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Forcipulatida - Asteriidae
Alternative spelling: Hystriyasterias
Full reference: D. B. Blake. 1990. Hettangian Asteriidae (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) from southern Germany: taxonomy, phylogeny and life habits. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 64(1/2):103-123
Parent taxon: Asteriidae according to D. B. Blake 1990
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Asteriinae, Cretasterias, Dermasterinae, Germanasterias, Pegaster, Polarasterias, Savignasterias, Sclerasterias
Subtaxa: Hystrixasterias hettangiurnus
Type: Hystrixasterias hettangiurnus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Asteroidea, Göppingen, Angulata zone (Jurassic of Germany)
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