Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Alternative combination: Goniaster (Astrogonium) coombii
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1848. On the Asteriadae found fossil in British strata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2(2):457-482
Belongs to Nymphaster according to J.W.M. Jagt et al. 2021
See also Forbes 1848
Sister taxa: Nymphaster albensis, Nymphaster alseni, Nymphaster arduennensis, Nymphaster dutempleanus, Nymphaster fontis, Nymphaster humilis, Nymphaster magistrorum, Nymphaster marginatus, Nymphaster miocenicus, Nymphaster mudzborgh, Nymphaster obtusus, Nymphaster ornatus, Nymphaster peakei, Nymphaster rectus, Nymphaster spenceri, Nymphaster studlandensis, Nymphaster wrighti
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (4 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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