Asteroidea - Neoasteroidea

Full reference: D.G. McKnight. 1975. Classification of somasteroids and asteroids (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 5:13-19

Parent taxon: Neoasteroidea according to L. Villier et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Forcipulatacea, Migmasteridae, Surculifera, Valvatida

Subtaxa: Carniaster, Notomyotida, Paxillosida

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Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore