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Comatulella

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Taxonomy
Comatulella was named by Clark (1911). It is extant. Its type is Comatula brachiolata.

It was assigned to Comasteridae by Hess and Messing (2011); and to Neocomatellini by Summers et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Comatulella Clark p. 129
2011Comatulella Hess and Messing p. 95
2014Comatulella Summers et al. p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
familyComatulidae(d'Orbigny 1852)
subfamilyComatulinaeFleming 1828
tribeNeocomatellini
genusComatulellaClark 1911

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Comatulella Clark 1911
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Invalid names: Alecto rosea Hess and Messing 2011 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available