Biology:Riedaster reicheli
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Short description: Extinct species of starfish
| Riedaster reicheli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Class: | Asteroidea
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| Genus: | † Riedaster
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| Species: | † R. reicheli
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| Binomial name | |
| † Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper 1999[1]
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Riedaster reicheli is an extinct species of starfish in the family Astropectinidae.[1] Riedaster reicheli was first described by Kutscher and Röper in 1999 from a three-dimensional body fossil. Its type locality is Papierschiefer, which is in a shallow subtidal mudstone in the Papierschiefer Formation in the Ried district of Germany. It is the type species of the genus Riedaster and dates back to the Late Jurassic.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Riedaster reicheli". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/4703279/. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ↑ "Riedaster reicheli". Paleology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=53816. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
Wikidata ☰ Q16989275 entry
