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Comissia

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Taxonomy
Comissia was named by Clark (1909). It is extant. Its type is Comissia luetkeni.

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

Species
C. luetkeni (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Leptonemaster Clark p. 498
1909Comissia Clark p. 501
2011Comissia Hess and Messing p. 95
2014Comissia 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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
familyComatulidae(d'Orbigny 1852)
subfamilyComatulinaeFleming 1828
tribePhanogeniiniWhite and Messing 2001
genusComissiaClark 1909

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. Comissia Clark 1909
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Comissia luetkeni Clark 1909
Invalid names: Leptonemaster Clark 1909 [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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available