Description
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A genus of Comasteridae with usually more than ten arms and some or all of the IIBr division series consisting of 4 ossicles; the first brachial syzygy at 3 + 4 and the first arm pinule on Br2.
Clark AH (1909) Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507.
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- Clark AH (1909) Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507. Clark AH (1909) Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507.
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- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
Diagnosis
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Comasterinae with IIBr and following brachitaxes 4(3+4) or 2; pinnule combs extending beyond P2 and sometimes at intervals to near arm tip, but restricted to near arm base in most small specimens; combs bear curved primary teeth, confluent with
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- WoRMS Editorial Board
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- Clark AH (1909) Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507. Clark AH (1909) Revision of the crinoid family Comasteridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 36(1685), 493-507.
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- Messing, Charles, C.G.