Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Asterostomatidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 33435

Parent taxon: Asterostomatidae according to P. M. Kier 1984

Sister taxa: Antillaster, Argopatagus, Asterostoma, Brissolampas, Brissomorpha, Cleistechinus, Delopatagus, Elipneustes, Genicopatagus, Heterobrissus, Linopneustes, Megapetalus, Palaeobrissus, Paleotrema, Peripatagus, Platybrissus, Plesiozonus, Prosostoma, Pycnolampas, Pygospatangus

Subtaxa: Moronaster moronensis, Moronaster santanae

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Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore