| Chariaster Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Ophidiasteridae |
| Genus: | †Chariaster de Loriol, 1909[1] |
| Species: | †C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chariaster elegans de Loriol, 1909 | |
Chariaster is an extinct genus of prehistoric starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae. The species C. elegans is found only at Abou Roach (Cretaceous of Egypt).
See also
References
- ↑ P. de Loriol. 1909. Note sur quelques stellérides du Santonien d'Abou-Roach. Bulletin de l'Institut Egyptien, 5(2), pages 169-184
External links
- "Chariaster" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- "Chariaster". Fossilworks from the Paleobiology Database.
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