Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Alternative combination: Metopaster parkinsoni meudonensis
Synonym: Pentetagonaster costata d'Orbigny 1850
Full reference: J. Cottreau. 1937. Un stelléride de la craie de Meudon. Compte rendu sommaire des séances de la société géologiques de la France 78-79
Belongs to Metopaster according to L. Villier 2001
See also Breton 1978, Breton 1980, Breton 1985, Breton 1992, Breton 1997, Cottreau 1937, d'Orbigny 1850, Gale 1987, Villier 2010 and Villier and Odin 2001
Sister taxa: Metopaster alexiae, Metopaster andreae, Metopaster angulatus, Metopaster bezanconi, Metopaster bignoti, Metopaster bromleyi, Metopaster calcar, Metopaster carinatus, Metopaster chilipora, Metopaster continuus, Metopaster dividuus, Metopaster downendensis, Metopaster duvergieri, Metopaster elegans, Metopaster elevatus, Metopaster elongatus, Metopaster hunteri, Metopaster hypertelicus, Metopaster icenicus, Metopaster kagstrupensis, Metopaster laevis, Metopaster lisanae, Metopaster loirensis, Metopaster maculatus, Metopaster medius, Metopaster miloni, Metopaster montainvillensis, Metopaster parkinsoni, Metopaster polyplacus, Metopaster poulsenii, Metopaster praetumidus, Metopaster rugissimus, Metopaster schulzi, Metopaster spencerii, Metopaster stratifera, Metopaster tamarae, Metopaster teilhardi, Metopaster tenneseensis, Metopaster tercensis, Metopaster thoracifer, Metopaster trichilae, Metopaster tumidus, Metopaster uncatus, Ravniaster granulatus
Type specimens:
- Metopaster meudonensis: Holotype MNHN EM A 135, a partial skeleton
- Pentetagonaster costata: unknown.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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