Riedaster reicheli
Riedaster reicheli | |
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Riedaster reicheli | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Echinodermata
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Class: | Asteroidea
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Genus: | †
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Species: | † R. reicheli
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Binomial name | |
† Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper 1999[1]
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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 Papierschiefer, 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[]
- ^ a b "Riedaster reicheli". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ "Riedaster reicheli". Paleology Database. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
Categories:
- Astropectinidae
- Jurassic echinoderms
- Fossils of Germany
- Fossil taxa described in 1999
- Prehistoric Asteroidea stubs