Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Alternative combinations: Astrogonium hunteri, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) hunteri, Goniodiscus hunteri, Mitraster hunteri, Mitraster hunterii

Synonyms: Asterias sublunatus Forbes 1848, Astrogonium sublunatum Forbes 1848, Goniaster (Goniodiscus) sublunatus Forbes 1848, Goniodiscus sublunatus Forbes 1848, Metopaster sublunatus Forbes 1848

Full reference: E. Forbes. 1848. On the Asteriadae found fossil in British strata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2(2):457-482

Belongs to Metopaster according to G. Breton 1992

See also Breton 1978, Breton 1997, Brünnich-Nielsen 1943, Carpenter 1882, Dujardin and Hupé 1862, Forbes 1848, Forbes 1850, Gale 1987, Mercier 1936, Morris 1854, Quenstedt 1876, Rasmussen 1950, Sladen 1893, Spencer 1907, Spencer 1913, Valette 1902 and Valette 1915

Sister taxa: Metopaster alexiae, Metopaster andreae, Metopaster angulatus, Metopaster bezanconi, Metopaster bignoti, Metopaster bromleyi, Metopaster calcar, Metopaster carinatus, Metopaster chilipora, Metopaster continuus, Metopaster dividuus, Metopaster downendensis, Metopaster duvergieri, Metopaster elegans, Metopaster elevatus, Metopaster elongatus, Metopaster hypertelicus, Metopaster icenicus, Metopaster kagstrupensis, Metopaster laevis, Metopaster lisanae, Metopaster loirensis, Metopaster maculatus, Metopaster medius, Metopaster meudonensis, Metopaster miloni, Metopaster montainvillensis, Metopaster parkinsoni, Metopaster polyplacus, Metopaster poulsenii, Metopaster praetumidus, Metopaster rugissimus, Metopaster schulzi, Metopaster spencerii, Metopaster stratifera, Metopaster tamarae, Metopaster teilhardi, Metopaster tenneseensis, Metopaster tercensis, Metopaster thoracifer, Metopaster trichilae, Metopaster tumidus, Metopaster uncatus, Ravniaster granulatus

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

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