Full reference: A. Valette. 1932. L'Asteriaceros stelliferus Goldfuss fossile problématique d'Allemagne rencontré en France dans le département de l'Yonne. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Historiques et Naturelles de l'Yonne 86:207-215
Parent taxon: Valvatida according to L. Villier 2010
See also Hess 1991 and Spencer and Wright 1966
Sister taxa: Acanthasteridae, Archasteridae, Asterinidae, Asterodiscididae, Asteropseidae, Chaetasteridae, Ganeriidae, Geinitzaster, Goniasteridae, Goniasteroidea, Granulosina, Leptaster, Mithrodiidae, Odontasteridae, Ophidiasteridae, Oreasteridae, Poraniidae, Pycinasteridae, Sphaerasteridae, Stauranderasteridae, Tumulosina
Subtaxa: Asteriaceros cristatus Asteriaceros papulosus Asteriaceros stelliferus
Type: Asterias stellifera
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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