Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Invalid subtaxa: Asterias schulzei Roemer 1841 [replaced name], Asterias schulzi Roemer 1841 [replaced name], Asterias schulzii Roemer 1841 [replaced name], Pentetagonaster schulzii Roemer 1841 [replaced name], Stellaster schulzei Roemer 1841 [replaced name]
Full reference: B. Niebuhr and E. Seibertz. 2018. Comptoniaster michaelisi nom. nov. (Asteroidea, Goniasteridae): Revision of a starfish species from the lower Upper Cretaceous of central Europe previously described as Pentagonaster semilunatus and Asterias schulzii. Cretaceous Research 87:126-144
Belongs to Comptoniaster according to B. Niebuhr and E. Seibertz 2018
See also Andert 1934, d'Orbigny 1850, Dreschner 1863, Geinitz 1849, Geinitz 1872, Roemer 1841, Scupin 1912 and Spencer 1907
Sister taxa: Comptoniaster adamsi, Comptoniaster basseti, Comptoniaster berthandi, Comptoniaster comptoni, Comptoniaster destombesi, Comptoniaster fourtaui, Comptoniaster godeti, Comptoniaster jangouxi, Comptoniaster meyeri, Comptoniaster peetersorum, Comptoniaster schlumbergeri, Comptoniaster sharpii, Comptoniaster spongiarum, Comptoniaster vrinensis, Comptoniaster weitschati
Type specimens:
- Comptoniaster michaelisi: Lectotype MMG: SaK 12512
- Asterias schulzii: Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Comptoniaster michaelisi in the database
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