Comptoniaster spongiarum Breton 1992 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: G. Breton. 1992. Les Goniasteridae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) jurassiques et crétacés de France. Taphonomie, systématique, biostratigraphie, paléobiogéographie, évolution. Bulletin trimestriel de la Société géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre, numéro hors série 78:1-590

Belongs to Comptoniaster according to G. Breton 1992

Sister taxa: Comptoniaster adamsi, Comptoniaster basseti, Comptoniaster berthandi, Comptoniaster comptoni, Comptoniaster destombesi, Comptoniaster fourtaui, Comptoniaster godeti, Comptoniaster jangouxi, Comptoniaster meyeri, Comptoniaster michaelisi, Comptoniaster peetersorum, Comptoniaster schlumbergeri, Comptoniaster sharpii, Comptoniaster vrinensis, Comptoniaster weitschati

Type specimen: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Le Havre, holotype MHNH 8154, paratypes 8155-8159

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Comptoniaster spongiarum in the database

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