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Clarkcoma

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Clarkcoma
Clarkcoma canaliculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Family: Clarkcomidae
Genus: Clarkcoma
O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018
Type species
Clarkcoma canaliculata
(Lütken, 1869)
Species
4, see text

Clarkcoma is a genus of brittle stars in the monogeneric family Clarkcomidae. It has four species.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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The phylogenetic tree of the family per O'Hara et al. (2017) is as follows.[3]

Ophiacanthida

The genus has the following four species.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2026). "Clarkcoma Devaney, 1970". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Clarkcoma Devaney, 1970". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  3. ↑ O'Hara, Timothy D.; Stöhr, Sabine; Hugall, Andrew F.; Thuy, Ben; Martynov, Alexander (2018). "Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification". European Journal of Taxonomy (416). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416.