Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: G. Breton. 1983. Comptoniaster, gen. nov. de Goniasteridae du Mésozoïque. Symbioses 15(4):244-245
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to G. Breton 1992
See also Blake 2010, Breton 1983, Gale 2011, Villier 2008 and Villier 2010
Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Chomataster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Cottreauaster, Crateraster, Cymbaster, Fayoumaster, Fomalhautia, Forbesiaster, Fredaster, Galbaster, Goniasterinae, Haccourtaster, Hessaster, Hippasteria, Hippasteriinae, Huroeaster, Leptogonium, Marocaster, Mastaster, Mediaster, Metopaster, Miopentagonaster, Nehalemia, Noviaster, Nymphaster, Ocalaster, Ogmaster, Ophryaster, Oyenaster, Pachyaster, Paragonaster, Parametopaster, Peedeeaster, Peltaster, Pentetagonaster, Pulcinellaster, Spenceraster, Talecaster, Teichaster, Tesselaster, Tomidaster, Tosia, Tylasteria, Weitschataster
Subtaxa: 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 spongiarum Comptoniaster vrinensis Comptoniaster weitschati
Type: Goniaster (Stellaster) comptoni
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Jurassic of France (3), Poland (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
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