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Comptoniaster spongiarum

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Comptoniaster spongiarum was named by Breton (1992). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Le Havre, holotype MHNH 8154, paratypes 8155-8159.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Comptoniaster spongiarum Breton pp. 223-226 figs. 97-99

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

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.

Comptoniaster spongiarum Breton 1992
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton 1992Marginals rectangular, relatively long with profile convex to angular. In the superomarginals of the disk, abradial ledge below a convex external face. External face domed. Fine dense granule-pits.
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