Full reference: H.-M. D. de Blainville. 1830. Zoophytes. Dictionnaire de Sciences Naturelles 60:1-546

Parent taxon: Asterozoa according to J. Dean Shackleton 2005

Sister taxa: Eopentaroida, Ophiuroidea, Phragmactis, Somasteroida, Auluroidea

Subtaxa: Ambuloasteroidea, Arthrasteridae, Cryptozonia, Embolasteridae, Eriaster, Euasteroidea, Fandasteridae, Hemizonida, Hudsonasteridae, Lepidasteridae, Monasteridae, Neoasteroidea, Neopalaeasteridae, Palasterinidae, Petraster, Phanerozonida, Platyasterida, Pleiadeaster, Pleuraster, Promopalaeaster, Promopalaeasteridae, Protasteracanthion, Pustulosida, Spinulosacea, Trichotaster, Uranasteridae, Zorocallida

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore