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.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

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

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		26-Nov-2013	MODIFIED
		18-Feb-2010	MODIFIED