Comasteridae AH Clark, 1908 
AphiaID: 123150

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Comasteroidea (Superfamily)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Comasteroidea
Source		basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Subfamily Capillasterinae AH Clark, 1909    » Genus Capillaster AH Clark, 1909 Subfamily Comasterinae AH Clark, 1909    » Genus Comanthus AH Clark, 1908 » Genus Comaster L. Agassiz, 1836 Subfamily Comatulinae Fleming, 1828    » Genus Comatula Lamarck, 1816 » Genus Actinometra Müller, 1841 accepted as Comatula Lamarck, 1816 Subfamily Phanogeniinae White & Messing, 2001    » Genus Comatella AH Clark, 1908 » Genus Phanogenia Lovén, 1866 Subfamily Comasteridae incertae sedis (temporary name)    » Genus Comissia Clark, 1909 » Genus Commissia accepted as Comissia Clark, 1909 Genus Comasteridae incertae sedis (temporary name)
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123150
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-10-10 10:48:29Z   changed   Messing, Charles 2011-02-23 10:48:32Z   changed   Messing, Charles 2012-10-24 00:54:53Z   changed   Messing, Charles
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		Citation: Messing, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Comasteridae AH Clark, 1908. In: Messing, C. (2013) World List of Crinoidea. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2013) African Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123150 on 2013-06-20