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Comatula Lamarck, 1816 
AphiaID: 123350

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Comasteracea (Superfamily) > Comasteridae (Family) > Comatulinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Genus
Typetaxon Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
Typetaxon of  Comatulinae
Parent Comatulinae
Synonymised
taxa
  Actinometra Müller, 1841
Sources  original description: Lamarck JBPA de M de (1816) Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, v. 2, 568 p., Lamarck. Paris . [details]

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]

basis of record: Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Zoological Catalogue of Australia 33. Echinodermata. Melbourne: CSIRO Australia, 510 pp. [details]

basis of record: Clark AH (1931) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(3) Superfamily Comasterida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82. viii + 816 pp., 82 pls. [details]

additional source: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

Direct child
taxa
 Subgenus Comatula (Comatula) Lamarck, 1816
  » Species Comatula (Comatula) cratera H.L. Clark, 1916
» Species Comatula (Comatula) micraster A.H. Clark, 1909
» Species Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Comatula (Comatula) purpurea (Müller, 1843)
» Species Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Comatula (Comatula) tenuicirra A.H. Clark, 1912
Subgenus Comatula (Validia) A.H. Clark, 1918
  » Species Comatula (Validia) rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
Species Comatula rosacea
Species Comatula annulata Risso, 1826 accepted as Antedon mediterranea (de Lamarck, 1816)
Species Comatula brachiolata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Comatulella brachiolata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Comatula carinata Lamarck accepted as Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Comatula celtica M'Andrew & Barrett, 1858 accepted as Leptometra celtica (M'Andrew & Barrett, 1858)
Species Comatula cumingii Müller, 1847 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Comatula echinoptera Müller, 1840 accepted as Comactinia echinoptera (Müller, 1840)
Species Comatula etheridgei A.H. Clark, 1911 accepted as Comatula (Validia) rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
Species Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Comatula indica Smith, 1876 accepted as Stephanometra indica (Smith, 1876)
Species Comatula japonica (Müller, 1841) accepted as Oxycomanthus japonicus (Müller, 1841)
Species Comatula mariae A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Capillaster mariae (A.H. Clark, 1907)
Species Comatula mediterranea de Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Antedon mediterranea (de Lamarck, 1816)
Species Comatula mertensi Grube, 1875 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
Species Comatula multifida (Müller, 1841) accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
Species Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
Species Comatula orientalis A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843)
Species Comatula serrata A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Phanogenia serrata (A.H. Clark, 1907)
Species Comatula solaster A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Oxycomanthus solaster (A.H. Clark, 1907)
Species Comatula trichoptera Müller, 1846 accepted as Cenolia trichoptera (Müller, 1846)
Species Comatula Woodwardi Barrett, 1857, non Forbes, 1852 accepted as Leptometra celtica (M'Andrew & Barrett, 1858)
Environment marine
Notes  Diagnosis: Same as subfamily Comatulinae [details]

Remark: Type species: Comatula solaris Lamarck, 1816 by subsequent designation by A.H. Clark (1931) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05 GMT  created  Hansson, Hans
2006-09-08 06:50:23 GMT  changed  Martinez, Olga
2007-10-10 11:56:07 GMT  changed  Messing, Charles
2009-04-23 09:17:06 GMT  changed  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C.; Hansson, H. (2009). Comatula Lamarck, 1816. In: Messing, C. World List of the Crinoidea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123350 on 2010-02-09
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