| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Comptoniaster : Comptoniaster adamsi |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Comptoniaster : Comptoniaster adamsi |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Comptoniaster |
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| Scientific Name | Comptoniaster adamsi Blake, 2010 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Comptoniaster adamsi | species | belongs to Comptoniaster | stated with evidence | Blake, 2010 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Environment | marine (based on Goniasteridae) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Goniasteridae) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Asteroidea) |
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| Diet | detritivore (based on Goniasteridae) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Goniasteridae) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Goniasteridae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. B. Blake. 2010. Comptoniaster adamsi nov. sp. (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from the middle Cretaceous of Texas and its phylogenetic position. Geobios 43:179-190 |
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Comptoniaster adamsi ✝
