Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: G. Breton. 1988. Description d'espèces nouvelles de Goniasteridae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) du Crétacé de France. Bulletin trimestriel de la Société Géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre 75(1):9-40
Belongs to Comptoniaster according to G. Breton 1992
See also Breton 1988
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 spongiarum, Comptoniaster vrinensis
Type specimen: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, holotype MNHN B 51013
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Comptoniaster weitschati in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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