Chomataster Spencer 1913 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: W. K. Spencer. 1913. The evolution of Cretaceous Asteroidea. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, serie B 204:99-177

Parent taxon: Goniasteridae according to J.W.M. Jagt et al. 2021

See also Sepkoski 2002, Spencer 1913 and Spencer and Wright 1966

Sister taxa: Bugarachaster, Buterminaster, Caletaster, Calliaster, Calliderma, Capellia, Cenomanaster, Ceramaster, Cladaster, Codellaster, Comptonia, Comptoniaster, 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: Chomataster acules Chomataster breizh Chomataster tethysiensis

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Type: Chomataster acules

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Denmark (1 collection)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Poland (1)

• Cretaceous of Belgium (10), France (6), Germany (1), the Netherlands (5)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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