Riedaster reicheli

Riedaster reicheli
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
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 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

  1. ^ a b "Riedaster reicheli". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  2. ^ "Riedaster reicheli". Paleology Database. Retrieved 2013-05-11.


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