†Comptonia stelcki McLearn 1944 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Full reference: F. H. McLearn. 1944. The occurrence of starfish in the Lower Cretaceous of the Peace River Valley. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 58:132-134
Belongs to Comptonia according to F. H. McLearn 1944
Sister taxa: Comptonia bretoni, Comptonia bruni, Comptonia elegans, Comptonia soullansensis, Comptonia thierryi, Comptonia wightensis
Type specimen: holotype: 8993, Geological Survey, Ottawa. Its type locality is Starfish Creek, Peace River canyon, which is in an Albian marine shale/sandstone in the Hasler Formation of Canada.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Starfish Creek, Peace River canyon
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