Genus Comissia A.H. Clark, 1909
- Leptonemaster Clark, A.H. 1909. Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 36(1685): 493-567 [498].
Type species:
Leptonemaster vemistus A.H. Clark, 1909 by original designation. - Comissia Clark, A.H. 1909. Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 36(1685): 493-567 [501].
Type species:
Comissia luetkeni A.H. Clark, 1909 by original designation. - Palaeocomatella Clark, A.H. 1912. Seventeen new East Indies crinoids belonging to the families Comasteridae and Zygometridae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 25: 17-28 [18].
Type species:
Actinometra difficilis Carpenter, 1888 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [121]
Distribution
States
Queensland
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
Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, NE 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 [170, Table 1]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 | COMATULIDA | 30-Jan-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |