WoRMS name details
Oxycomanthus perplexum (HL Clark, 1916)
246795 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246795)
unaccepted
Species
Comanthus perplexum HL Clark, 1916 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Comanthus perplexum HL Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290 [details]
Holotype AM E6298
Holotype AM E6298 [details]
Distribution Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland to Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia; Depth range : 2-110 m
Distribution Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland to Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia; Depth range : 2-110 m [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Oxycomanthus perplexum (HL Clark, 1916). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246795 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Comanthus perplexum HL Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290 [details]
basis of record Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Rowe FWE, Hoggett AK, Birtles RA, Vail LL (1986) Revision of some comasterid genera from Australia (Echinodermata: Crinoidea), with descriptions of two new genera and nine new species. J. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 86(3): 197-277. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM E6298 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Oxycomanthus with 14-52 arms; anterior arms not markedly longer than posterior arms; cirri IX—XXIII, 15-20 segments, distal segments usually with curved transverse aboral bars; IIIBr chiefly 2, sometimes 4(3+4); pinnule combs to P2, occa [details]Distribution Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland to Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia; Depth range : 2-110 m [details]
