Biology:Chariaster

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Short description: Extinct genus of starfishes

Chariaster
Temporal range: 85.8–84.9 Ma
Chariaster elegans Loriol 1909.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Ophidiasteridae
Genus: Chariaster
de Loriol, 1909[1]
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Chariaster elegans
de Loriol, 1909

Chariaster is an extinct genus of prehistoric starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae. The species C. elegans is found only at Abou Roach (Cretaceous of Egypt).

See also

References

  1. P. de Loriol. 1909. Note sur quelques stellérides du Santonien d'Abou-Roach. Bulletin de l'Institut Egyptien, 5(2), pages 169-184

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q30590184 entry