†family Calliasterellidae Schöndorf 1910 (sea star)
PaleoDB taxon number: 101372
Alternative spellings: Calliasterellinae, Calliasteridae
Full reference: F. Schöndorf. 1910. Die Asteriden der deutschen Trias. Jahresbericht des Niedersächsischen Geologische Vereins 3:90-116
Parent taxon: Uractinina according to R. V. Kesling 1969
Sister taxa: Protarthrasteridae, Urasterellidae
Subtaxa: Arthrasterinae, Calliasterella, Silicaster
Type: Calliasterella
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore