Asteroidea, Couches a Micraster cortestudinarium, Aulnay-sur-Iton, Eure (Cretaceous of France)
Where: France (49.0° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 0.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Coniacian (89.8 - 86.3 Ma)
• Couches à Micraster cortestudinarium
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; poorly lithified wackestone
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: J. Mercier. 1935. Les stelléridés mésozoïques du bassin de Paris. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 1(2):6-64 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 72287: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 30.05.2007
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Taxonomic list
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Asteroidea | |
"Stauranderaster senonensis" = Manfredaster senonensis, "Stauranderaster bulbiferus" = Manfredaster bulbiferus, Stauranderaster boysii
"Stauranderaster senonensis" = Manfredaster senonensis Valette 1902 sea star
"Stauranderaster bulbiferus" = Manfredaster bulbiferus Forbes 1848 sea star
Stauranderaster boysii Forbes 1848 sea star | |
Pycinaster angustatus Forbes 1848 sea star
Pycinaster crassus Spencer 1907 sea star | |
Metopaster uncatus, Metopaster tumidus, Metopaster hunteri, Crateraster quinqueloba, Ophryaster lunatus, "Metopaster undulatus" = Parametopaster undulatus
Metopaster uncatus Forbes 1848 sea star
Metopaster tumidus Spencer 1913 sea star
Metopaster hunteri Forbes 1848 sea star
Crateraster quinqueloba Goldfuss 1833 sea star
Ophryaster lunatus sea star
"Metopaster undulatus" = Parametopaster undulatus Spencer 1913 sea star | |
Valettaster argus Spencer 1907 sea star
Valettaster ocellatus Forbes 1848 sea star |