Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Full reference: R. J. Foster and G. M. Philip. 1978. Tertiary holasteroid echinoids from Australia and New Zealand. Palaeontology 21:791-822
Parent taxon: Holasteridae according to R. J. Foster and G. M. Philip 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aurelianaster, Basseaster, Cardiaster, Cardiotaxis, Cibaster, Duncaniaster, Echinocorys, Entomaster, Galeaster, Ganbirretia, Garumnaster, Guettaria, Hagenowia, Hemipneustes, Holaster, Infulaster, Ismidaster, Jeronia, Labrotaxis, Lampadaster, Lampadocorys, Messaoudia, Offaster, Opisopneustes, Paronaster, Pseudananchys, Pseudoffaster, Pseudoholaster, Rispolia, Scagliaster, Stegaster, Taphraster, Tholaster, Titanaster, Toxopatagus, Zumoffenia
Subtaxa: Giraliaster bellissae Giraliaster jubileensis Giraliaster sulcatus Giraliaster tertiarius
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene to Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (3)
• Paleocene of Australia (1)
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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