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Comatulida 
AphiaID: 123093

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Order
Parent Articulata
Sources  basis of record: Hess H, Messing CG (2011) Comatulida. In: Hess H, Messing CG, Ausich WI. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part T, Echinodermata 2 Revised, 1633 Crinoidea, vol. 3. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 70–146. [details]

additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: 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]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Swedish hårstjärnor  [details]
Direct child
taxa		 Suborder Bourgueticrinina
Suborder Comatulidina
Suborder Guillecrinina
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Diagnosis: Articulata with postlarval columnals joined by synarthrial articulations; column persisting in adult without true cirri and attached by radix or terminal disk (suborders Bourgueticrinina and Guillecrinina) or lost following postlarval stage with retention of proximalmost columnal as enlarged cirri-bearing centrodorsal ossicle (suborder Comatulidina). (Modified from Hess & Messing, 2011.) [details]
Image 
Comatulida sp.
Comatulida sp.
added on 2011-10-31 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123093
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2005-11-08 08:59:54Z  changed  Appeltans, Ward
2007-10-10 10:48:29Z  changed  Messing, Charles
2009-08-20 19:35:45Z  changed  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Comatulida. In: Messing, C. (2013) World List of Crinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123093 on 2013-05-25
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