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Heterometra gravieri AH Clark, 1911 
AphiaID: 213564

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Mariametroidea (Superfamily) > Himerometridae (Family) > Heterometra (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Heterometra AH Clark, 1909
Sources  original description: Clark AH (1911) The recent crinoids of the coasts of Africa. Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum 40:1–51. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Clark AH (1941) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4a). Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus. 82:1-603, 61 pls. [details]

Environment marine
Distribution type locality: Zanzibar [details]
East Africa [details]
Eastern Africa & Madagascar [details]
Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Tanzania [details]
Specimen  Holotype: MNHN  [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Note  description: Heterometra with enlarged proximal pinnules smooth; basal segments carinate. P2 longest, of 24 segments. P3 slightly smaller than P2, but much larger than P1. P4 about as large as P1. Cirri 21 mm long, of 36-39 segments; longest cirrals 1.3-1.5x longer than broad; distal cirrals about 2x broader than long, with short aboral spine. Arms 19, 80 mm long; brachials distinctly wedge-shaped.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213564
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-02-03 23:00:00Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-09-27 07:27:35Z  changed  Garcia, Maria
2009-11-05 10:28:35Z  changed  Messing, Charles
2011-02-23 10:48:32Z  changed  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C. (2013). Heterometra gravieri AH Clark, 1911. In: Messing, C. (2013) World List of Crinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213564 on 2013-05-24
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