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Comatella africana Gislén, 1938 
AphiaID: 213339

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Comasteroidea (Superfamily) > Comasteridae (Family) > Phanogeniinae (Subfamily) > Comatella (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (basionym)
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Comasteridae incertae sedis africana (Gislén, 1938)
Rank Species
Parent Comatella AH Clark, 1908
Sources  basis of record: Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]

additional source: Gislén T (1938) Crinoids of South Africa. Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (3)17(2):1-22, pl. 1, 2. [details]

Environment marine
Distribution South Africa (country) [details]
Note  Type locality: Type locality: NE of Durban (29°41' S, 31°31' E); Only one specimen known. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213339
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1999-09-30 19:39:51Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-09-06 06:57:16Z  changed  Garcia, Maria
2009-05-05 12:15:29Z  changed  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C. (2013). Comatella africana Gislén, 1938. 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=213339 on 2013-06-19
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