Comptonia (sea star)

Comptonia; Temporal range: 113–93.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Valvatida
Family:	Goniasteridae
Genus:	†Comptonia; Gray, 1840[1]
Species
	†Comptonia bruni Breton, 1992; †Comptonia elegans Gray, 1840 (type); †Comptonia soullansensis Breton, 1992; †Comptonia stelcki McLearn, 1944; †Comptonia thierryi Breton, 1992; †Comptonia wightensis Breton, 1992;

Comptonia is an extinct genus of prehistoric sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. Species are from the Cretaceous of Canada (Alberta) and France. The type species, C. elegans (syn. Goniaster (Stellaster) elegans, Stellaster elegans) was recovered from France.

References

J. E. Gray. 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma Asterias (Linn.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6, pages 275-290

External links

"Comptonia" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Comptonia at fossilworks.org

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[1] J. E. Gray. 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma Asterias (Linn.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6, pages 275-290