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. This family counts between 93 and 95 species, distributed in 21 genera, which makes it the second most diversified family of crinoids the behindList of genera
This family has been recently restored following genetic works from Charles Messing's team. It contains the following genera: * sub-family Comatellinae Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014 ** genus '' Alloeocomatella'' Messing, 1995 -- 2 species ** genus '' Comatella'' AH Clark, 1908 -- 2 species ** genus '' Davidaster'' Hoggett & Rowe, 1986 -- 2 species ** genus '' Nemaster'' AH Clark, 1909 -- 1 species * genus '' Comatilia'' AH Clark, 1909 -- 1 species * genus '' Comatulides'' AH Clark, 1918 -- 1 species * sub-family Comatulinae Fleming, 1828 ** Tribe '' Capillasterini'' AH Clark, 1909 *** genus '' Capillaster'' AH Clark, 1909 -- 8 species ** Tribe '' Comasterini'' AH Clark, 1908 *** genus '' Anneissia'' Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014 -- 8 species *** genus '' Cenolia'' AH Clark, 1916 -- 6 species *** genus '' Clarkcomanthus'' Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986 -- 9 species *** genus '' Comanthus'' AH Clark, 1908 -- 11 species *** genus '' Comaster'' L. Agassiz, 1836 -- 4 species ** Tribe '' Comatulini'' Fleming, 1828 *** genus '' Comactinia'' AH Clark, 1909 -- 3 species *** genus '' Comatula'' Lamarck, 1816 -- 7 species ** Tribe '' Neocomatellini'' Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014 *** genus '' Comatulella'' AH Clark, 1911 -- 1 species *** genus '' Neocomatella'' AH Clark, 1909 -- 3 species ** Tribe '' Phanogeniini'' White & Messing, 2001 (in White & al., 2001) *** genus '' Aphanocomaster'' Messing, 1995 -- 1 species *** genus '' Comissia'' Clark, 1909 -- 14 species *** genus '' Phanogenia'' Lovén, 1866 -- 9 species * genus '' Palaeocomatella'' AH Clark, 1912 -- 3 species * genus '' Rowemissia'' Messing, 2001 -- 1 species * Comatulidae ''References