''Clarkometra elegans'' is a species of feather star, a type of crinoid, in the family

Colobometridae ''Colobometridae'' is a family of crinoids belonging to the order Comatulida. Members of this order are known as feather stars. Genera Genera within this family include: * '' Alisometra'' A.H. Clark, 1947 * '' Analcidometra'' A.H. Clark, 1918 * ...

, and the only species in the genus ''Clarkometra''. It is found from South West

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in the Philippines to the

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, Japan. It occurs at a depth ranging from 72 to 80 m.

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External links

''Clarkometra elegans'' at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Colobometridae Crinoid genera Monotypic echinoderm genera {{Crinoidea-stub