Comatulida is an order of crinoids whose members, known as feather stars, mostly lack a stalk as adults. The oral surface bearing the mouth faces upward and is surrounded by five, often further-divided rays lined with feathery pinnules. Feather stars live on the seabed and on reefs in tropical and temperate waters.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Crinoidea
Sources
1. Wikidata: Crinoidea
- Wikidata Q33666, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Feather Star': arms have feathery pinnules spread wide to gather planktonic particles from the water
- Child Taxon Of: Echinodermata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ33666, descriptionView the Source 4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Comatulida
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Comatulida"
Wikipedia: Crinoid
WikipediaIn Group: Crinoids (Sea Lilies and Feather Stars), LeadQuote, In Group: Crinoids (Sea Lilies and Feather Stars), Lead
Crinoids are marine invertebrates that make up the class Crinoidea.
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