WoRMS taxon details
Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
246762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246762)
accepted
Species
Actinometra affinis Carpenter, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Actinometra pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias pectinata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (basionym)
Comatula cumingii Müller, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Asterias pectinata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Holotype ZMLU
Holotype ZMLU [details]
Distribution China Sea to Philippine Islands, Indonesia and Queensland to Western Australia; Depth range : 0-73 m
Distribution Houtman Abrolhos, West Australia to Julian Rocks, New South Wales, Australia (includes Comatula purpurea); Depth range :...
Distribution China Sea to Philippine Islands, Indonesia and Queensland to Western Australia; Depth range : 0-73 m [details]
Distribution Houtman Abrolhos, West Australia to Julian Rocks, New South Wales, Australia (includes Comatula purpurea); Depth range :...
Distribution Houtman Abrolhos, West Australia to Julian Rocks, New South Wales, Australia (includes Comatula purpurea); Depth range : 0-93 m (?292 m) [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2026). World List of Crinoidea. Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246762 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
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(of Asterias pectinata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Comatula cumingii Müller, 1847) Müller, J. (1847). Uber die Gattung Comatula Lam. und ihre Arten. <em>Abhandlungen Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1847, 237-265., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29179081 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1931). A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(3) Superfamily Comasterida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82. viii + 816 pp., 82 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.82.3 [details]
page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Comatula cumingii Müller, 1847) Müller, J. (1847). Uber die Gattung Comatula Lam. und ihre Arten. <em>Abhandlungen Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1847, 237-265., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29179081 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1931). A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(3) Superfamily Comasterida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82. viii + 816 pp., 82 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.82.3 [details]
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. <em>R.P. Nodder, London.</em> 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302 [details]
additional source Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. <em>R.P. Nodder, London.</em> 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302 [details]
additional source Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMLU [details]
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Diagnosis Comatula with cirri in a single irregular marginal row, of 10-14 cirrials, the longest up to 1.5 times longer than than broad. [details]Distribution China Sea to Philippine Islands, Indonesia and Queensland to Western Australia; Depth range : 0-73 m [details]
Distribution Houtman Abrolhos, West Australia to Julian Rocks, New South Wales, Australia (includes Comatula purpurea); Depth range : 0-93 m (?292 m) [details]
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| Japanese | アシカケクシウミシダ | [details] |
