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Neocomatella europaea A. H. Clark, 1913
Nomenclature
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Family: ComasteridaeGenus: NeocomatellaSpecies: Neocomatella europaeaUsage: validCitation: Notes on the recent crinoids...
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Synonyms: Actinometra pulchella
SUMMARY
Tegmen with central anal papilla and submarginal mouth. Centrodorsal discoidal; cirrus sockets one or two deep around centrodorsal. Cirri 10–33, up to 12 mm long, consisting of 13–15 segments; longest segments c4 or c5; distal segments with small dorsal spine. Arms 17–20, about 40–50 mm long. IBr and IIBr series always present, consisting of two brachials each; IIIBr series rarely present. Pinnule combs present. Specimen (preserved) dark grey to white. (Based on Clark 1931 [1] and Clark 1980 [2].)
References
- A. H. Clark, “A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 3. Superfamily Comasterida”, Bulletin of the United States National Museum, vol. 82, p. viii, 816 pp., 1931.
- A. M. G. Clark, “Crinoidea collected by the Meteor and Discovery in the NE Atlantic”, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, vol. 38, pp. 187–210, 1980.