Biology:Riedaster reicheli

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Short description: Extinct species of starfish


Riedaster reicheli
Riedaster reicheli.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Riedaster
Species:
R. reicheli
Binomial name
Riedaster reicheli
Kutscher and Röper 1999[1]
Whole body fossil of Riedaster reicheli

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. 1.0 1.1 "Riedaster reicheli". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/4703279/. Retrieved 2013-05-11. 
  2. "Riedaster reicheli". Paleology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=53816. Retrieved 2013-05-11. 

Wikidata ☰ Q16989275 entry