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Comasterini

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Taxonomy
Comasterini was named by Clark (1908). It is extant. Its type is Comaster. It was considered monophyletic by Summers et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Comatulinae by Summers et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Comasterini Clark
2014Comasterini 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
tribeComasteriniClark 1908
tribeComasteriniClark 1908

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.

Tr. Comasterini Clark 1908
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G. Anneissia Summers et al. 2014
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Anneissia bennetti Mueller 1841
Anneissia grandicalyx Carpenter 1882
Anneissia japonica Mueller 1841
Anneissia muelleri Rowe et al. 1986
Anneissia pinguis Clark 1909
Anneissia solaster Clark 1907
G. Cenolia Clark 1916
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Cenolia trichoptera Mueller 1846
Invalid names: Comanthoides Clark 1931 [synonym]
G. Clarkcomanthus Rowe et al. 1986
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Clarkcomanthus albinotus Rowe et al. 1986
Clarkcomanthus alternans Carpenter 1881
Clarkcomanthus exilis Rowe et al. 1986
Clarkcomanthus mirabilis Rose et al. 1986
Clarkcomanthus mirus Rowe et al. 1986
G. Comanthus Clark 1908
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Subg. Comanthus (Comantheria) Clark 1909
Subg. Comanthus (Vania) Gislen 1922
Comanthus delicata Clark 1909
Comanthus gisleni Rowe et al. 1986
Comanthus imbricata Rowe et al. 1986
Comanthus kumi Fujita and Obuchi 2012
Comanthus multiradiata Goldfuss 1891
Comanthus parvicirrus Mueller 1841
Comanthus suavia Rowe et al. 1986
Comanthus taviana Clark 1911
Comanthus wahlburgii Mueller 1843
Comanthus weberi Clark 1912
Invalid names: Bennettia Clark 1909 [synonym], Goldfussia Norman 1891 [synonym]
G. Comaster Agassiz 1836
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†Comaster meyerensis Eagle 2009
Comaster multifidus Mueller 1841
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, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Waitakian or 25.20000 to 21.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 21.7 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Comaster meyerensis (204563 216914 216915)