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Comptoniaster schlumbergeri

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Anthenea schlumbergeri was named by de Loriol (1889). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Museum, Cairo, n°781. It was considered monophyletic by Breton (1992).

It was recombined as Comptonia schlumbergeri by de Loriol (1909); it was recombined as Comptoniaster schlumbergeri by Breton (1983) and Breton (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Anthenea schlumbergeri de Loriol p. 151 figs. pl. 6 fig. 1
1909Comptonia schlumbergeri de Loriol pp. 169-170 figs. pl. 10 fig. 2
1983Comptoniaster schlumbergeri Breton p. 244
1992Comptoniaster schlumbergeri Breton p. 245

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

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 schlumbergeri de Loriol 1889
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton 1992Disk flat. Abactinal plates small, rounded, relatively convex with ornament of fine dense, homogeneous granule-pits and a central bulge bearing valvate pedicellariae. Superomarginal plates wide, short, slightly convex with ornament of fine dense granule-pits. Most of superomarginal plates bear a valvate pedicellariae on abradial face. Inferomarginal plates larger than superomarginals. A few bear pedicellariae. Adambulacral plates small, rectangular, wider than high. Actinolateral plates squared, paved.
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Santonian or 86.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Egypt (Al Jizah) Comptonia schlumbergeri (38659)