Comptoniaster destombesi Breton 1988 (sea star)

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 fourtaui, Comptoniaster godeti, Comptoniaster jangouxi, Comptoniaster meyeri, Comptoniaster michaelisi, Comptoniaster peetersorum, Comptoniaster schlumbergeri, Comptoniaster sharpii, Comptoniaster spongiarum, Comptoniaster vrinensis, Comptoniaster weitschati

Type specimen: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Le Havre, holotype MHNH 8073a, syntype MHNH 8073

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Comptoniaster destombesi in the database

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