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

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Asteroidea
 Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae
"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
 Valvatida - Pycinasteridae
Pycinaster angustatus Forbes 1848 sea star
Pycinaster crassus Spencer 1907 sea star
 Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Metopaster uncatus Forbes 1848 sea star
Metopaster tumidus Spencer 1913 sea star
Metopaster hunteri Forbes 1848 sea star
Crateraster quinqueloba Goldfuss 1833 sea star
"Metopaster undulatus" = Parametopaster undulatus Spencer 1913 sea star
 Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae
Valettaster argus Spencer 1907 sea star
Valettaster ocellatus Forbes 1848 sea star