Species Comatulella brachiolata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Comatula brachiolata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Stellerides. In Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : Verdière Vol. 2 pp. 522-568. [535].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP ECCH41–1, Australian Seas.
Generic Combinations
- Comatulella brachiolata (Lamarck, 1816). —
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]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Port Phillip, VIC to Perth, WA. Depth range 14-18 m.
IMCRA
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, suspension feeder, temperate.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1986. A reappraisal of the family Comasteridae A.H. Clark, 1908 (Echinodermata: Crinoidea), with the description of a new subfamily and a new genus. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 88: 103-142 figs 1-3
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 | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |