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Chariaster

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Chariaster
Temporal range: 85.8–84.9 Ma
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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).

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References

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  1. ^ P. de Loriol. 1909. Note sur quelques stellérides du Santonien d'Abou-Roach. Bulletin de l'Institut Egyptien, 5(2), pages 169-184
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  • "Chariaster". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • "Chariaster". Paleobiology Database.


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