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Comatulinae Fleming, 1828 
AphiaID: 246675

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Comasteroidea (Superfamily) > Comasteridae (Family)
Status accepted
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Rank Subfamily
Typetaxon Comatula Lamarck, 1816
Parent Comasteridae AH Clark, 1908
Source  original description: Fleming J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, mollusca, and radiata of the United Kingdom. Edinburgh, xxiii + 565 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]

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 Genus Comatula Lamarck, 1816
  » Subgenus Comatula (Alecto)
  » Species Comatula (Alecto) hagenii Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Coccometra hagenii (Pourtalès, 1868)
» Species Comatula (Alecto) milberti Müller, 1846 accepted as Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula (Alecto) palmata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Lamprometra palmata (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula (Alecto) reynaudi Müller, 1846 accepted as Heterometra reynaudi (Müller, 1846)
» Species Comatula (Alecto) savignii (Müller, 1841) accepted as Heterometra savignii (Müller, 1841)
» Subgenus Comatula (Comatula) Lamarck, 1816
  » Species Comatula (Comatula) cratera HL Clark, 1916
» Species Comatula (Comatula) micraster AH Clark, 1909
» Species Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Comatula (Comatula) purpurea (Müller, 1843)
» Species Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Comatula (Comatula) tenuicirra AH Clark, 1912
» Subgenus Comatula (Validia) AH Clark, 1918
  » Species Comatula (Validia) rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
» Species Comatula adeonae Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Oligometrides adeonae (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Comatula annulata Risso, 1826 accepted as Antedon mediterranea (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Comatula articulata Müller, 1849 accepted as Liparometra articulata (Müller, 1849)
» Species Comatula barbata Fleming, 1828 accepted as Antedon bifida bifida (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Comatula brachiolata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Comatulella brachiolata (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Comatula brevipinna Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Crinometra brevipinna (Pourtalès, 1868)
» Species Comatula carinata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Comatula celtica M'Andrew & Barrett, 1857 accepted as Leptometra celtica (M'Andrew & Barrett, 1857)
» 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 elongata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Dichrometra flagellata (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula etheridgei AH Clark, 1911 accepted as Comatula (Validia) rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
» Species Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Comatula flagellata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Dichrometra flagellata (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula indica Smith, 1876 accepted as Stephanometra indica (Smith, 1876)
» Species Comatula jacquinoti Müller, 1846 accepted as Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula japonica (Müller, 1841) accepted as Oxycomanthus japonicus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula macronema Müller, 1846 accepted as Ptilometra macronema (Müller, 1846)
» Species Comatula mariae AH Clark, 1907 accepted as Capillaster mariae (AH Clark, 1907)
» Species Comatula mediterranea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Antedon mediterranea (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Comatula mertensi Grube, 1875 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula milleri (Müller, 1841) accepted as Antedon bifida bifida (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Comatula multifida (Müller, 1841) accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula multiradiata Audouin, 1817 accepted as Heterometra savignii (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula orientalis AH Clark, 1907 accepted as Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843)
» Species Comatula phalangium (Müller, 1841) accepted as Leptometra phalangium (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula philiberti Müller, 1849 accepted as Heterometra philiberti (Müller, 1849)
» Species Comatula picta Gay, 1854 accepted as Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Comatula rosacea Fleming, 1828 accepted as Antedon bifida bifida (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Comatula sarsii (Düben & Koren, 1846) accepted as Hathrometra tenella (Retzius, 1783)
» Species Comatula savignyi (Müller, 1841) accepted as Heterometra savignii (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula serrata AH Clark, 1907 accepted as Phanogenia serrata (AH Clark, 1907)
» Species Comatula solaster AH Clark, 1907 accepted as Oxycomanthus solaster (AH Clark, 1907)
» Species Comatula tessellata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841)
» Species Comatula trichoptera Müller, 1846 accepted as Cenolia trichoptera (Müller, 1846)
» Species Comatula Woodwardii Barrett, 1857 (not of Forbes, 1852) accepted as Leptometra celtica (M'Andrew & Barrett, 1857)

Genus Actinometra Müller, 1841 accepted as Comatula Lamarck, 1816
  » Species Actinometra affinis Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Actinometra alata (Pourtalès, 1878) accepted as Neocomatella alata (Pourtalès, 1878)
» Species Actinometra albonotata Bell, 1882 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra alternans Carpenter, 1881 accepted as Comanthus alternans (Carpenter, 1881)
» Species Actinometra annulata Bell, 1882 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra aruensis Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comatula (Validia) rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra belli Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra bennetti (Müller, 1841) accepted as Oxycomanthus bennetti (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra borneensis Bell, 1882 accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Actinometra brachiolata (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Comatulella brachiolata (Lamarck, 1816)
» Species Actinometra brachymera Schmeltz, 1877 accepted as Oxycomanthus bennetti (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra coccodistoma Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Actinometra coppingeri Bell, 1882 accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Actinometra cumingi Bell, 1884 accepted as Oxycomanthus comanthipinna (Gislén, 1922)
» Species Actinometra difficilis Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Palaeocomatella difficilis (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra discoidea Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Davidaster discoideus (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra dissimilis Carpenter, 1884 accepted as Comaster nobilis (Carpenter, 1884)
» Species Actinometra distincta Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Phanogenia distincta (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra divaricata Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comanthus alternans (Carpenter, 1881)
» Species Actinometra duplex Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comaster schlegelii (Carpenter, 1881)
» Species Actinometra echinoptera (Müller, 1840) accepted as Comactinia echinoptera (Müller, 1840)
» Species Actinometra elongata Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra fimbriata (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Actinometra gracilis Hartlaub, 1893 accepted as Phanogenia gracilis (Hartlaub, 1893)
» Species Actinometra grandicalyx Carpenter, 1882 accepted as Oxycomanthus grandicalyx (Carpenter, 1882)
» Species Actinometra granulilfera (Pourtalès, 1878) accepted as Crinometra brevipinna (Pourtalès, 1868)
» Species Actinometra imperialis Müller, 1841 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra intermedia Bell, 1884 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra japonica (Müller, 1841) accepted as Oxycomanthus japonicus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra jukesi Carpenter, 1879 accepted as Comatula (Validia) rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra lineata Carpenter, 1880 accepted as Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtalès, 1869)
» Species Actinometra littoralis Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Clarkcomanthus littoralis (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra macrobrachius Hartlaub, 1890 accepted as Capillaster macrobrachius (Hartlaub, 1890)
» Species Actinometra maculata Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comatella stelligera (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra multibrachiata Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Phanogenia multibrachiata (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra multifida (Müller, 1841) accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Capillaster multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Actinometra mutabilis Hartlaub, 1891 accepted as Oxycomanthus exilis Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
» Species Actinometra nigra Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comatella nigra (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra nobilis Carpenter, 1884 accepted as Comaster nobilis (Carpenter, 1884)
» Species Actinometra notata Bell, 1888 accepted as Comatella stelligera (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra novae-guineae (Müller, 1841) accepted as Phanogenia multibrachiata (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra parvicirra (Müller, 1841) accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra paucicirra Bell, 1882 accepted as Comatula (Validia) rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Actinometra peregrina Bell, 1894 accepted as Comasteridae incertae sedis peregrina (Bell, 1894)
» Species Actinometra polymorpha Carpenter, 1879 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra pulchella (Pourtalès, 1878) accepted as Neocomatella pulchella (Pourtalès, 1878)
» Species Actinometra quadrata Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra regalis Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comaster schlegelii (Carpenter, 1881)
» Species Actinometra robusta Carpenter, 1879 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra robustipinna Carpenter, 1881 accepted as Himerometra robustipinna (Carpenter, 1881)
» Species Actinometra rotalaria Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra rubiginosa (Pourtalès, 1869) accepted as Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtalès, 1869)
» Species Actinometra schlegelii Carpenter, 1881 accepted as Comaster schlegelii (Carpenter, 1881)
» Species Actinometra sentosa Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Capillaster sentosus (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra simplex Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843)
» Species Actinometra solaris (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra stelligera Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comatella stelligera (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra strota Carpenter, 1884 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
» Species Actinometra tenax Carpenter, 1879 accepted as Comatella stelligera (Carpenter, 1888)
» Species Actinometra trachygaster Schmeltz, 1869 accepted as Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843)
» Species Actinometra typica (Lovén, 1866) accepted as Phanogenia typica Lovén, 1866
» Species Actinometra valida Carpenter, 1888 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
» Species Actinometra variabilis Bell, 1882 accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
Environment marine
Note  Diagnosis: A subfamily of Comasteridae with IBr ossicles united by syzygy; arms arising from IBr and following brachitaxes with first syzygy at br1+2; P1 always on br2  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246675
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2007-10-10 11:56:07Z  created  Messing, Charles
2009-04-22 12:58:02Z  changed  Messing, Charles
2009-04-23 09:17:06Z  changed  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C. (2013). Comatulinae. 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=246675 on 2013-05-18
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