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Comatula Lamarck, 1816

1335426 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1335426)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Crinoidea (Class)
  5. Comatulida (Order)
  6. Comatulidae (Family)
  7. Comatula (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Comatulidae Fleming, 1828
Validia A.H. Clark, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Validia A.H. Clark, 1918 · unaccepted (later usage, refer note)

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  1. Species Comatula adeonae Lamarck, 1816
  2. Species Comatula articulata Müller, 1849
  3. Species Comatula brachiolata Lamarck, 1816
  4. Species Comatula cratera H.L. Clark, 1916
  5. Species Comatula macronema Müller, 1846
  6. Species Comatula micraster A.H. Clark, 1909
  7. Species Comatula pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  8. Species Comatula purpurea (Müller, 1843)
  9. Species Comatula rosacea Fleming, 1828
  10. Species Comatula rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
  11. Species Comatula solaris Lamarck, 1816
  12. Species Comatula tenuicirra A.H. Clark, 1912
  13. Species Comatula trichoptera Müller, 1846
  14. Species Comatula annulata Risso, 1826 accepted as Antedon mediterranea (Lamarck, 1816)
  15. Species Comatula barbata Fleming, 1828 accepted as Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)
  16. Species Comatula brevipinna Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Crinometra brevipinna (Pourtalès, 1868)
  17. Species Comatula carinata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816)
  18. Species Comatula celtica M'Andrew & Barrett, 1857 accepted as Leptometra celtica (M'Andrew & Barrett, 1857)
  19. Species Comatula cumingii Müller, 1847 accepted as Comatula pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  20. Species Comatula echinoptera Müller, 1840 accepted as Comactinia echinoptera (Müller, 1840)
  21. Species Comatula elongata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Dichrometra flagellata (Müller, 1841)
  22. Species Comatula etheridgei A.H. Clark, 1911 accepted as Comatula rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
  23. Species Comatula fimbriata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  24. Species Comatula flagellata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Dichrometra flagellata (Müller, 1841)
  25. Species Comatula hagenii Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Coccometra hagenii (Pourtalès, 1868)
  26. Species Comatula indica Smith, 1876 accepted as Stephanometra indica (Smith, 1876)
  27. Species Comatula jacquinoti Müller, 1846 accepted as Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841)
  28. Species Comatula japonica (Müller, 1841) accepted as Oxycomanthus japonicus (Müller, 1841)
  29. Species Comatula mariae A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Capillaster mariae (A.H. Clark, 1907)
  30. Species Comatula mediterranea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Antedon mediterranea (Lamarck, 1816)
  31. Species Comatula mertensi Grube, 1875 accepted as Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
  32. Species Comatula milberti Müller, 1846 accepted as Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841)
  33. Species Comatula milleri (Müller, 1841) accepted as Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)
  34. Species Comatula multifida (Müller, 1841) accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
  35. Species Comatula multiradiata Audouin, 1817 accepted as Heterometra savignii (Müller, 1841)
  36. Species Comatula multiradiata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
  37. Species Comatula orientalis A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843) accepted as Comanthus wahlbergi (Müller, 1843)
  38. Species Comatula palmata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Lamprometra palmata (Müller, 1841)
  39. Species Comatula phalangium (Müller, 1841) accepted as Leptometra phalangium (Müller, 1841)
  40. Species Comatula philiberti Müller, 1849 accepted as Heterometra philiberti (Müller, 1849)
  41. Species Comatula picta Gay, 1854 accepted as Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816)
  42. Species Comatula reynaudi Müller, 1846 accepted as Heterometra reynaudi (Müller, 1846)
  43. Species Comatula sarsii (Düben & Koren, 1846) accepted as Hathrometra tenella (Retzius, 1783)
  44. Species Comatula savignii (Müller, 1841) accepted as Heterometra savignii (Müller, 1841)
  45. Species Comatula savignyi (Müller, 1841) accepted as Heterometra savignii (Müller, 1841)
  46. Species Comatula serrata A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Phanogenia serrata (A.H. Clark, 1907)
  47. Species Comatula solaster A.H. Clark, 1907 accepted as Oxycomanthus solaster (A.H. Clark, 1907)
  48. Species Comatula tessellata (Müller, 1841) accepted as Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841)
  49. Species Comatula Woodwardii Barrett, 1857 accepted as Leptometra celtica (M'Andrew & Barrett, 1857)
marine
recent only
Lamarck, J.B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, (présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des characteres essentiels de l'animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie). Tome 2. pp. 1–568. Paris: Verdière. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 530 [details] 
IRMNG (2025). Comatula Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1335426 on 2026-08-21
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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2016-11-22 07:44:35Z
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original description Lamarck, J.B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, (présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des characteres essentiels de l'animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie). Tome 2. pp. 1–568. Paris: Verdière. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 530 [details] 

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

status source WoRMS (Nov 2016). [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Actinometra Müller, 1841) Ber. Verh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss.
page(s): 181 [details] 

original description (of Actinometer Springer, 1903) Bull. Lab. Nat. Hist. Univ. Iowa, No. 5
page(s): 220 [details] 

original description (of Actinomedra von Graff, 1883) Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard, 11, 7
page(s): 132 [details] 

original description (of Actinomerta Clark, 1912) Echin. Ind. Mus., 7
page(s): 91 [details] 

original description (of Aclinometra Koehler, 1895) Mém. Soc. Zool. France, 8
page(s): 420 [details] 

original description (of Actrinometra Hartlaub, 1891) N. Acta Acad. Leop. Carol., 58, 1
page(s): 97 [details] 

original description (of Aetinometra Carpenter, 1881) Notes Leyden Mus., 3
page(s): 204 [details] 

original description (of Comatella d'Orbigny, 1852) Prodr. Pal., 3, Table alphab.
page(s): 46 [details] 

original description (of Validia A.H. Clark, 1918) Siboga Exped., Monogr. 42 (B), 24
page(s): 25 [details] 

original description (of Comatulus Linville & Kelly, 1906 †) Textb. Zool.
page(s): 247 [details] 

original description (of Actimometra Carpenter, 1879) Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Zool. (2) 2
page(s): 37 [details] 

original description (of Validia A.H. Clark, 1909) Vidensk. Meddel., 1909
page(s): 142 [details] 

original description (of Actynometra Filhol, 1885) Vie au Fonds des Mers
page(s): 213 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006) [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Actinometra Müller, 1841)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Validia A.H. Clark, 1918)
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