Biology:Comptonia (sea star)

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Short description: Extinct genus of sea stars

Comptonia
Temporal range: 113–93.5 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: †Comptonia
Gray, 1840[1]
Species
  • †Comptonia bruni Breton, 1992
  • †Comptonia elegans Gray, 1840 (type)
  • †Comptonia soullansensis Breton, 1992
  • †Comptonia stelcki McLearn, 1944
  • †Comptonia thierryi Breton, 1992
  • †Comptonia wightensis Breton, 1992

Comptonia is an extinct genus of prehistoric sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. Species are from the Cretaceous of Canada (Alberta) and France. The type species, C. elegans (syn. Goniaster (Stellaster) elegans, Stellaster elegans) was recovered from France.

References

  1. ↑ J. E. Gray. 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma Asterias (Linn.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6, pages 275-290

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q60327042 entry




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