Genus Comatulella A.H. Clark, 1911
- Comatulella Clark, A.H. 1911. The comparative age of the Recent crinoid faunas. American Journal of Science 4 32: 127-132 [130].
Type species:
Comatula brachiolata Lamarck, 1816 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast
General References
Clark, A.H. 1911. Crinoidea. pp. 435-467 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Fischer Vol. 3(13). [439] (lists Comatulella without type species or reference to or indication of original author, included species or distinctive characters)
Neave, S.A. 1939. Nomenclator Zoologicus: A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus 1758 to the end of 1935. London : Zoological Society of London Vol. I(A–C) 957 pp. [808] (erroneously listed name as nom. nud. and erroneously recognised reference op. cit. as both original description and valid)
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 [168, Table 1]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |