The World Asteroidea Database - Cretasterias Gale & Villier, 2013 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Cretasterias Gale & Villier, 2013 †

AphiaID

1549225 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1549225)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (1)

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Species Cretasterias reticulatus Gale & Villier, 2013 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Gale, A.; Villier, L. (2013). Mass mortality of an asteriid starfish (Forcipulatida, Asteroidea, Echinodermata) from the late Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Morocco. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 56(3): 577-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12002
page(s): 579 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Cretasterias Gale & Villier, 2013 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1549225 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-11-21 18:09:43Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Gale, A.; Villier, L. (2013). Mass mortality of an asteriid starfish (Forcipulatida, Asteroidea, Echinodermata) from the late Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Morocco. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 56(3): 577-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12002
page(s): 579 [details]