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Comatula imperialis

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Taxonomy
Actinometra imperialis was named by Mueller (1841).

It was recombined as Comatula imperialis by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Actinometra imperialis Mueller p. 181
2011Comatula imperialis Hess and Messing p. 88

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
familyComatulidae(d'Orbigny 1852)
subfamilyComatulinaeFleming 1828
tribeComatuliniFleming 1828
genusComatulaLamarck 1806
speciesimperialis(Mueller 1841)

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.

Comatula imperialis Mueller 1841
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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 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available