Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: G. Breton, J. P. Bourseau, G. Barale, E. Buffetaut, C. Gaillard, J. C. Gall, and S. Wenz. 1994. Les astérides (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) des calcaires lithographiques kimméridgiens de Cerin (Ain, France). Geobios, mémoire spécial 16:49-60

Belongs to Comptoniaster according to G. Breton et al. 1994

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

Type specimen: Centre des Sciences de la Terre, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, Holotype FSL. Its type locality is Echinodermata, Upper Kimmeridgian, Cerin, Southern French Jura , Ain, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in France.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Echinodermata, Upper Kimmeridgian, Cerin, Southern French Jura , Ain

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