Comptonia (echinoderm)

Comptonia is an extinct genus of prehistoric sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. Species are from the Cretaceous of Canada (Alberta), France and the United Kingdom.^[2] The type species, C. elegans (syn. Goniaster (Stellaster) elegans, Stellaster elegans) was recovered from France.

Phylum:Echinodermata

Class:Asteroidea

Order:Valvatida

Family:Goniasteridae

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Comptonia Temporal range: Albian-Cenomanian 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 bretoni Gale, 2020 †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

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