Species Clarkcomanthus luteofuscum (H.L. Clark, 1915)
- Comanthus luteofuscum Clark, H.L. 1915. The comatulids of Torres Strait: with special reference to their habits and reactions. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 8: 67-125 [102].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 536, Southwest Reef, Murray Is. (as Maër, Murray Ils), Torres Strait, QLD.
Paratype(s) MCZ 580; MCZ 537.
Generic Combinations
- Clarkcomanthus luteofuscum (H.L. Clark, 1915).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From North West Cape, Scott Reef, WA to Lady Musgrave Island, QLD; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-18 m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast, NW coast
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, suspension feeder, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as
Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp.
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
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 26-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |