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Comptonia bretoni

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Discussion

Described from specimens illustrated as Comptonia elegans by Breton (1979, 1992)

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Comptonia bretoni Gale p. 314

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusComptonia
speciesbretoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Comptonia bretoni Gale 2020
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale 2020Comptonia in which the interradii are rounded, and the arms poorly demarcated from the disc. The interradial superomarginals are slightly narrower than those of the proximal arm.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available