Comatulidae
Sign in to saveComatulidae is a family of comatulid crinoids. Since 2015, it replaces the family Comasteridae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassCrinoidea
- OrderComatulida
- FamilyComatulidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 191
- With media
- 66
- Family
- Comatulidae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, USNM, NMV, ALMNH
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Malaysia, Dominica, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Maldives, United States
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description and characteristics
- List of genera
- References
Comatulidae is a family of comatulid crinoids. Since 2015, it replaces the family Comasteridae.
== Description and characteristics == This family is of recent restoration, and still has no consensual description. However the description of the family Comasteridae remains partially valid.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Comatulidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.