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

External links

• "Comptonia". The Encyclopedia of Life .
• "Comptonia". Paleobiology Database .

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