Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Synonyms: Astrogonium Müller and Troschel 1842, Goniaster (Astrogonium) Müller and Troschel 1842
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma Asterias (Linn.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6:275-290
Parent taxon: Goniasterinae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Forbes 1841 and Forbes 1848
Sister taxa: Goniaster, Recurvaster, Sphaeriodiscus
Subtaxa: Goniaster (Astrogonium) marginatus Goniaster (Astrogonium) stokesii Pentagonaster browni Pentagonaster muelleri
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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