Riedaster reicheli
| Riedaster reicheli | |
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| Riedaster reicheli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Paxillosida |
| Family: | Astropectinidae |
| Genus: | † Riedaster |
| Species: | † R. reicheli |
| Binomial name | |
| † Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper 1999[1] | |
Whole body fossil of Riedaster reicheli
Riedaster reicheli is an extinct species of starfish in the family Astropectinidae.[1] Riedaster reicheli was first described by Kutscher and Röper in 1999 from a three-dimensional body fossil. Its type locality is Papierschifer, which is in a shallow subtidal mudstone in the Papierschiefer Formation in the Ried district of Germany. It is the type species of the genus Riedaster and dates back to the Late Jurassic.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Riedaster reicheli". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ↑ "Riedaster reicheli". Paleology Database. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
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