WoRMS name details

Comasterinae AH Clark, 1909

246684  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246684)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Crinozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Crinoidea (Class)
  6. Articulata (Subclass)
  7. Comatulida (Order)
  8. Comasteroidea (Superfamily)
  9. Comasteridae (Family)
  10. Comasterinae (Subfamily)
 unaccepted
Subfamily
Comanthinae Hoggett & Rowe, 1986 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, A. H. (1909). New genera and higher groups of unstalked crinoids. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 22:173-178. [details] 
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Comasterinae AH Clark, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246684 on 2025-03-28
Date
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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
2011-02-23 10:48:32Z
changed
Messing, Charles
2015-01-13 01:28:08Z
changed
Messing, Charles

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Nomenclature

original description Clark, A. H. (1909). New genera and higher groups of unstalked crinoids. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 22:173-178. [details] 

From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Comasteridae with IBr ossicles joined by synarthry; brachitaxes beyond IBr of 2 or 4(3+4) ossicles (Fig. 2a); first arm syzygy always br3+4; P1 always on br2 [details]

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