Genus Comanthus A.H. Clark, 1908
- Comanthus Clark, A.H. 1908. New genera and species of crinoids. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 21: 219-232 [220].
Type species:
Comanthus intricata A.H. Clark, 1908 by subsequent designation, see Clark, A.H. 1908. Preliminary notice of a collection of Recent crinoids from the Philippine Islands. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 52(2, 1820): 199-234 [203]. - Comantheria Clark, A.H. 1909. On a collection of crinoids from the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1909: 115-194 [142] [proposed with subgeneric rank in
Comanthus Clark, 1908].Type species:
Antedon briareus Bell, 1884 by original designation. - Bennettia Clark, A.H. 1909. On a collection of crinoids from the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1909: 115-194 [142].
Type species:
Alecto bennetti Müller, 1841 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rasmussen, H.W. & Sieverts-Doreck, H. 1978. Articulata. pp. T813-T1027, figs 549-619 in Moore, R.C. & Teichert, C. (eds). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part T. Echinodermata 2. Crinoidea. Kansas : Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 3. [T883]
- 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 [206]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), 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
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Central W coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
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 [181, Table 1; Figs. 15–16]
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 | ||
| 09-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED |