Species Clarkcomanthus perplexum (H.L. Clark, 1916)
- Comanthus perplexum Clark, H.L. 1916. I. Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Endeavour Research 4(1): 1-123 figs 1-11 pls 1-44 [14, pl. 3(2)].
Type data:
Holotype AM E6298, off Ballina, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Oxycomanthus perplexum (H.L. Clark, 1916).
- Clarkcomanthus perplexum (H.L. Clark, 1916).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island, QLD to Solitary Island, NSW. Depth range 2-110 m.
IMCRA
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, Great Barrier Reef, Lower E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, 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 Comanthus perplexum H.L. Clark, 1916)
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
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