Comactinia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Comatuloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Crinozoa Classis: Crinoidea Subclassis: Articulata Ordo: Comatulida Superfamilia: Comatuloidea

Familia: Comatulidae
Subfamilia: Comatulinae
Tribus: Comatulini
Genus: Comactinia
Species: C. echinoptera – C. meridionalis – C. titan

Name

Comactinia A.H. Clark, 1909

Type species: Alecto echinoptera Müller, 1840 (type by original designation)

References

Primary references

• Clark, A.H. 1909. Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with description of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 36(1685): 493–507. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Messing, C.G. 1978. A Revision of the Comatulid Genus Comactinia A. H. Clark (Crinoidea: Echinodermata). Bulletin of Marine Science. 28(1): 49–80. Online Reference page. 
• Messing, C.G. 2001. A key to the genera of Comasteridae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) with the description of a new genus. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington. 10: 277–300. Reference page. 
• 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.1. Reference page.