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Comptonia bruni

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Comptonia bruni was named by Breton (1992). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Le Havre, holotype MHBR 201, paratype MHBR 202. It was considered monophyletic by Breton (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Comptonia bruni Breton pp. 313-315 figs. 126-127

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

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 bruni Breton 1992
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton 1992Marginals relatively tall, slightly curved, with a convex profile, which makes an angle overhanging the abradial side. External face slightly saddle-shaped, with an ornament of middle size granule pits of low density.
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available