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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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