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Hess H, Messing CG (2011) Comatulida. In: Hess H, Messing CG, Ausich WI. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part T, Echinodermata 2 Revised, Crinoidea, vol. 3. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 70–146.
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Hess, H.; Messing, C. G.
2011
Comatulida
Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part T, Echinodermata 2 Revised, Crinoidea
3: 70-146
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Adelometra AH Clark, 1907 (basis of record)
Adelometra tenuipes AH Clark, 1908 accepted as Caryometra tenuipes (AH Clark, 1908) (additional source)
Aglaometra AH Clark, 1913 (additional source)
Alisometra AH Clark, 1947 (additional source)
Analcidometra AH Clark, 1918 (additional source)
Andrometra AH Clark, 1917 (basis of record)
Andrometra psyche (AH Clark, 1908) (additional source)
Anisometra John, 1939 (basis of record)
Annametra AH Clark, 1936 (basis of record)
Antedon de Fréminville, 1811 (basis of record)
Antedonidae Norman, 1865 (additional source)
Antedonidae incertae sedis (basis of record)
Antedoninae (Norman, 1865) (additional source)
Antedonoidea Norman, 1865 (basis of record)
Anthometrina Eléaume, Hess & Messing, 2011 (basis of record)
Anthometrina adriani (Bell, 1908) (additional source)
Argyrometra AH Clark, 1917 (basis of record)
Asterometra AH Clark, 1907 (basis of record)
Asterometridae Gislén, 1924 (basis of record)
Atelecrinidae Bather, 1899 (additional source)
Athrypsometra Messing & White, 2001 (basis of record)
Atopocrinidae Messing, 2011 (in Hess & Messing, 2011) (original description)
Atopocrinus AH Clark, 1912 (basis of record)
Atopocrinus sibogae AH Clark, 1912 (additional source)
Austrometra AH Clark, 1916 (additional source)
Balanometra Clark, 1909 (basis of record)
Basilometra AH Clark, 1936 (additional source)
Bathymetrinae AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Boleometra AH Clark, 1936 (basis of record)
Caryometra AH Clark, 1936 (additional source)
Cenometra AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Clarkometra Gislén, 1922 (additional source)
Colobometridae AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Comasteroidea AH Clark, 1908 accepted as Comatuloidea Fleming, 1828 (basis of record)
Comatonia AH Clark, 1916 (additional source)
Comatulida (basis of record)
Cosmiometra AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Cotylometra AH Clark, 1916 (additional source)
Crinoidea (additional source)
Crotalometra AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Ctenantedon Meyer, 1972 (basis of record)
Cyclometra AH Clark, 1911 (basis of record)
Cyllometra AH Clark, 1907 (additional source)
Daidalometra AH Clark, 1916 (additional source)
Decametra AH Clark, 1911 (additional source)
Decametrocrinus Minckert, 1905 accepted as Thaumatocrinus Carpenter, 1883 (additional source)
Dorometra Clark, 1917 (basis of record)
Embryometra Gislén, 1938 (additional source)
Eometra Clark, 1936 (basis of record)
Epimetra AH Clark, 1911 (additional source)
Euantedon AH Clark, 1912 (basis of record)
Eumetra AH Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
Eumorphometra Clark, 1915 (basis of record)
Fariometra AH Clark, 1917 (basis of record)
Florometra AH Clark, 1913 (basis of record)
Gephyrometra AH Clark, 1912 (basis of record)
Gislenometra AH Clark, 1947 (additional source)
Hathrometra AH Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
Heliometra AH Clark, 1907 (additional source)
Heliometrinae AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Hybometra AH Clark, 1913 (basis of record)
Iconometra AH Clark, 1929 (additional source)
Kempometra John, 1938 (basis of record)
Koehlermetra AH Clark, 1950 (additional source)
Leilametra AH Clark, 1932 (additional source)
Leptometra AH Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
Mariametroidea AH Clark, 1909 accepted as Himerometroidea AH Clark, 1908 (additional source)
Mastigometra AH Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
Microcomatula AH Clark, 1918 (basis of record)
Neometra AH Clark, 1912 (basis of record)
Oceanometra AH Clark, 1916 (additional source)
Orthometra AH Clark, 1917 (basis of record)
Paracomatulacea Hess, 1951 † accepted as Paracomatuloidea Hess, 1951 † (basis of record)
Parametra AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Pectinometra AH Clark, 1912 (basis of record)
Pentametrocrinidae AH Clark, 1908 (additional source)
Petasometra AH Clark, 1912 (additional source)
Phrixometra Clark, 1921 (basis of record)
Poliometra AH Clark, 1923 (basis of record)
Pontiometra AH Clark, 1907 (additional source)
Pterometra AH Clark, 1909 (basis of record)
Reometra AH Clark, 1934 (basis of record)
Stenometra AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Stiremetra AH Clark, 1909 (additional source)
Stylometra AH Clark, 1908 (additional source)
Thalassometra AH Clark, 1907 (additional source)
Thalassometridae AH Clark, 1908 (additional source)
Thaumatocrinidae Bather, 1899 accepted as Pentametrocrinidae AH Clark, 1908 (additional source)
Thaumatocrinus Carpenter, 1883 (additional source)
Thaumatometra AH Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
Tonrometra AH Clark, 1917 (basis of record)
Toxometra AH Clark, 1911 (basis of record)
Trichometra AH Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
Tropiometridae AH Clark, 1908 (basis of record)
 Diagnosis
 for Adelometra AH Clark, 1907

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, not higher than wide, with sockets in 10 columns, separated interradially by ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Adelometra angustiradia (Carpenter, 1888)

Same as genus. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Andrometra AH Clark, 1917

Antedoninae with second pinnule much longer than either first or third. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Anisometra John, 1939

Antedonidae with centrodorsal slightly higher than wide, with sockets in 10 columns, separated interadially by a ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Anisometra frigida John, 1939

Same as genus. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Annametra AH Clark, 1936

Antedoninae with cirri short and stout, strongly recurved distally. First pinnule with 18-35 pinnulars; pinnulars ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Antedon de Fréminville, 1811

Antedoninae with centrodorsal much broader than high; cirrus sockets irregular or alternating in arrangement. First ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Anthometrina Eléaume, Hess & Messing, 2011

Heliometrinae with brachials having high median keel. First pinnule much larger than second pinnule. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Aporometridae HL Clark, 1938

Small Notocrinoidea with centrodorsal low rounded to almost conical; aboral apex more or less flattened, rugose. ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Argyrometra AH Clark, 1917

Antedoninae with first and second pinnules with elongate pinnulars; first pinnule either shorter or longer than ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Asterometra AH Clark, 1907

A genus of Asterometridae with cirrals lacking constriction or distal projection. As many as 16 arms. Proximal ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Athrypsometra Messing & White, 2001

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, as wide across the base as high, or wider; with cirrus sockets shallow, ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Atopocrinus AH Clark, 1912

Centrodorsal conical, with narrow centrodorsal cavity; adoral rim with 5 interradial grooves to accommodate flat, ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Balanometra Clark, 1909

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, much higher than wide, with sockets in 10 columns separated ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Bathymetrinae AH Clark, 1909

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, low hemispherical or almost discoidal, with large cavity. Cirrus sockets ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Boleometra AH Clark, 1936

Bathymetrinae with longest cirrals having L/W ratio up to 3; distal cirrals not longer than broad. First pinnule ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Calometra AH Clark, 1907

Calometridae with arms 10-15. Secundibrachials of 2 ossicles. Radials separating adjacent primibrachials narrowly ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Calometridae AH Clark, 1911

Tropiometroidea with centrodorsal discoidal to low hemispherical with broad, flattened, cirrus-free aboral apex. No ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Caryometra AH Clark, 1936

Centrodorsal conical, higher or lower than wide, without interradial ridges, grooves, or spaces, with sockets in 10 ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Comatonia AH Clark, 1916

Heliometrinae with centrodorsal hemispherical or low rounded conical, with 50-100 crowded sockets. Cirri slender, ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Comatonia cristata (Hartlaub, 1912)

Same as genus. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Comatulida

Articulata with postlarval columnals joined by synarthrial articulations; column persisting in adult without true ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Comatulidae Fleming, 1828

Same as superfamily. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Comatuloidea Fleming, 1828

Centrodorsal thick to thin discoidal or pentagonal, rarely stellate; aboral apex broad, cirrus-free, flat or ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Ctenantedon Meyer, 1972

Antedoninae with Numerous cirri of 12-14 mostly elongate segments. First 4 (sometimes first 2-3) pinnules with ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Cyclometra AH Clark, 1911

Antedonidae with Centrodorsal conical, lower than wide, without interradial ridges, grooves, or spaces, with as ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Dorometra Clark, 1917

Antedoninae with cirri rarely 40, with as many as 17 cirrals with distal ends produced and overlapping; distal ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Eometra Clark, 1936

Antedonidae with centrodorsal rounded conical, with sockets in 10 crowded columns of 2 or 3 each, without ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Erythrometra AH Clark, 1908

Perometrinae with proximal brachials not laterally flattened, with tuberculate margins. Disk bearing rounded ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Euantedon AH Clark, 1912

Antedoninae with first 3 pinnules progressively smaller; first pinnule with 10-21 segments; second with fewer segments. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Eumetra AH Clark, 1908

Antedoninae with Cirri rarely 40 (as many as 60), of 16-33 cirrals with distal ends produced and overlapping; ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Eumorphometra Clark, 1915

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, with sockets in 10 or 15 (rarely 20) irregular crowded columns not separated ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Fariometra AH Clark, 1917

Bathymetrinae with Ccntrodorsal conical with 30 or more cirrus sockets. Peripheral cirri with 21-36 cirrals; ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Florometra AH Clark, 1913

Heliometrinae with centrodorsal subconical to almost hemispherical, commonly low or with an aboral depression. ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Gephyrometra AH Clark, 1912

Calometridae with radials separating adjacent primibrachs very narrowly or not at all. As many as 20 arms. ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Hathrometra AH Clark, 1908

Bathymetrinae with centrodorsal conical or convex conical with as many as 80 sockets. Cirri with as many as 33 ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Hathrometra tenella (Retzius, 1783)

Same as genus. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Heliometra glacialis (Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS)

Same as genus. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Heliometrinae AH Clark, 1909

Antedonidae with centrodorsal rounded, low hemispheric or conical, usually with cirrus-free aboral apex, sometimes ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Himerometroidea AH Clark, 1908

Comatulida with centrodorsal low hemispherical to discoidal. No aboral star. Cirrus sockets without distinct ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Horaeometra AH Clark, 1918

Thalassometridae with as many as 22 arms; brachitaxes all of 2 brachials; pinnulars of genital pinnules expanded ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Hybometra AH Clark, 1913

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, slightly wider than high, with sockets in 20 columns, not separated into ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Hypalometra AH Clark, 1908

Small Perometrinae with first interior and exterior pinnules both absent. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Kempometra John, 1938

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, slightly wider than high, with ~50 sockets in 15 crowded columns. Largest ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Leptometra AH Clark, 1908

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, as wide as high or low and truncated, with sockets in 10 or 15 crowded ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Mariametridae AH Clark, 1909

Mariametroidea with adoral side of centrodorsal with interradial ridges and with undivided coelomic impression in ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Mastigometra AH Clark, 1908

Antedoninae with distal edges of brachials thickened. First 3 pinnules progressively smaller; first pinnule with at ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Microcomatula AH Clark, 1918

Very small Antedonidae with well-developed combs as far as second pinnule, composed of 3 segments, each with a ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Nanometra AH Clark, 1907

Perometrinae with proximal brachials not laterally flattened, with tuberculate margins. Disk naked. First interior ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Neometra AH Clark, 1912

Calometridae with Radials separating adjacent primibrachs widely. As many as 40 arms. All brachitaxes of 2 ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Nepiometra AH Clark, 1917

Bathymetrinae with centrodorsal hemispherical with ~30 sockets. Cirri with as many as 30 segments, the longest less ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Notocrinidae Mortensen, 1918

Moderate to very large Notocrinoidea with centrodorsal commonly wider and aborally more flattened or concave in ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Notocrinus Mortensen, 1917

Same as family. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Orthometra AH Clark, 1917

Bathymetrinae with centrodorsal flattened hemispherical, with as many as 30 sockets. Cirri stout and flexible with ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Orthometra hibernica (AH Clark, 1913)

Same as genus. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Pectinometra AH Clark, 1912

Calometridae with Rrdials not separating adjacent brachitaxes. Arms 15-20. All brachitaxes of 2 ossicles. Adjacent ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Perometra AH Clark, 1907

Perometrinae with proximal brachials with smooth, flattened sides apposed against those of adjacent ray. ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Perometrinae AH Clark, 1909

Antedonidae with centrodorsal rounded conical; aboral polerounded, commonly rugose or tuberculate; cirrus-free ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Phrixometra Clark, 1921

Bathymetrinae with centrodorsal low subconical to hemispherical, with up to 50 sockets. Cirri with as many as 25 ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Poliometra AH Clark, 1923

Antedonidae with centrodorsal conical, approximately as wide as high, with 15-20 columns of cirrus sockets, not ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Promachocrinus Carpenter, 1879

Antedonidae with radials 10, with one pair of nerve canals open medially. Arms 20; each ray divided at primibrachial 2. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Pterometra AH Clark, 1909

A genus of Asterometridae with proximal cirrals constricted with projecting distal margin commonly developed as ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Reometra AH Clark, 1934

Calometridae with as many as 17 arms. Primibrachs united by close synarthry. Secundibrachs 4 (3+4) or rarely ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Septocrinidae Mironov, 2000

Bourgueticrinina with cup conical; 5 basals and 5 radials almost equal in height. Synostosis between primibrachials ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Sinometra Yulin, 1984

A genus of Asterometridae with cirri sometimes as long as arms; cirrals lacking aboral spine and opposing spine; ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Solanometra Clark, 1911

Antedonidae with centrodorsal hemispherical to rounded subconical, with 80+ sockets; cirri typically of 25-30 ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Thaumatometra AH Clark, 1908

Bathymetrinae with centrodorsal low subconical or hemispherical to almost discoidal with 25-60 sockets. Cirri of ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Tonrometra AH Clark, 1917

Bathymetrinae with centrodorsal hemispherical or rounded conical, with 30-50 sockets. Cirri with 18-37 segments, ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Toxometra AH Clark, 1911

Antedoninae with distal ends of cirrals not produced and overlapping. Third pinnule longest and stoutest. [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Trichometra AH Clark, 1908

Bathymetrinae with centrodorsal rounded conical to hemispherical, with as many as 65 sockets arranged irregularly ... [details]
 Diagnosis
 for Tropiometridae AH Clark, 1908

A family of Tropiometroidea with centrodorsal large, thick discoidal to low columnar with large, flattened, ... [details]

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