Comptonia soullansensis Breton 1992 (sea star)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Full reference: G. Breton. 1992. Les Goniasteridae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) jurassiques et crétacés de France. Taphonomie, systématique, biostratigraphie, paléobiogéographie, évolution. Bulletin trimestriel de la Société géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre, numéro hors série 78:1-590

Belongs to Comptonia according to G. Breton 1992

See also Néraudeau and Breton 1993

Sister taxa: Comptonia bretoni, Comptonia bruni, Comptonia elegans, Comptonia stelcki, Comptonia thierryi, Comptonia wightensis

Type specimen: Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Nantes, holotype MHNN E.A(f) 2, paratype MHNH 8.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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