†Comptonia bretoni Gale 2020 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Described from specimens illustrated as Comptonia elegans by Breton (1979, 1992)
Full reference: A.S. Gale. 2020. Asteroids (Echinodermata) from the Crackers Member (lower Aptian, Deshayesites forbesi Zone) on the Isle of Wight (UK), with a revision of fossil Pseudarchasteridae. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 131:309-315
Belongs to Comptonia according to A.S. Gale 2020
Sister taxa: Comptonia bruni, Comptonia elegans, Comptonia soullansensis, Comptonia stelcki, Comptonia thierryi, Comptonia wightensis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Comptonia bretoni in the database
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