Genus Clarkcomanthus Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
- Clarkcomanthus Rowe, F.W.E., Hoggett, A.K., Birtles, R.A. & Vail, L.L. 1986. Revision of some comasterid genera from Australia (Echinodermata: Crinoidea), with descriptions of two new genera and nine new species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 86: 197-277 figs 1-10 [232].
Type species:
Comanthus luteofuscum H.L. Clark, 1915 by original designation.
Introduction
Summers et al. (2017) identified "Clarkcomanthus cf. littoralis (Carpenter, 1888)" based on molecular results and may represent an undescribed species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Central W coast, Great Barrier Reef, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
- Southwest Pacific Ocean
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
General References
Summers, M.M., Messing, C.G. & Rouse, G.W. 2017. The genera and species of Comatulidae (Comatulida: Crinoidea): taxonomic revisions and a molecular and morphological guide. Zootaxa 4268(2): 151-190 [176, Table 1; Figs. 12–14]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 | COMATULIDA | 30-Jan-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |