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Comatula Lamarck, 1816

Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816 Syn MNHN 1009

AphiaID

123350 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123350)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816

Type taxon of

Comatulinae Fleming, 1828

Parent

Comatulini Fleming, 1828

Synonymised names

Actinometra Müller, 1841 · unaccepted

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Subgenus Comatula (Comatula) Lamarck, 1816
1. Species Comatula (Comatula) solaris Lamarck, 1816
Species Comatula carinata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816) (basionym)
Species Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Comatula indica Smith, 1876 accepted as Stephanometra indica (Smith, 1876) (basionym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Comatula Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123350 on 2026-01-18

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Comatula Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123350 on 2026-01-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2006-09-08 06:50:23Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2007-10-10 11:56:07Z

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Messing, Charles

2009-04-23 09:17:06Z

changed

Messing, Charles

2015-01-09 03:39:36Z

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Messing, Charles

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original description Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]

original description (of Actinometra Müller, 1841) Müller, J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1841:179-189 (also Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Jahrg. 7, v. 1, Berlin, 1841, p. 139–148)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11051739 [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]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]

additional source 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]