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Liparometra grandis (AH Clark, 1908) 
AphiaID: 450506

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Mariametroidea (Superfamily) > Mariametridae (Family) > Liparometra (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Liparometra AH Clark, 1913
Synonymised
taxa		  Dichrometra grandis (AH Clark, 1908) (synonym)
 Himerometra grandis AH Clark, 1908 (basionym)
Sources  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]

source of synonymy: Clark AH. (1913). A revision of the crinoid family Mariametridae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 26:141-144. [details]

from synonym: Clark AH (1908) New genera and species of crinoids. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 21:219-232. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Clark AH (1909) A revision of the crinoid families Thalassometridae and Himerometridae. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 22:1-22. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes  Diagnosis: A species of Liparometra with cirri short and rather stout, ~30 mm long, with 23-38 (usually 32-36) segments; longest proximal cirrals (c8-10) about as long as broad; distal cirrals aborally sharply carinate or with inconspicuous spine. P2 and P3 are nearly or quite twice as long as P1, 14-20 mm long, with 15-30 segments; P3 with fewer segments than P2; P4 about as long as P1 or slightly shorter. Arms 26-45, 110-120 mm long. [details]

Distribution: S Japan from Hirado Strait to Sagami Bay, and Bonin Islands.
littoral to 73 m. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:450506
Taxonomic
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2010-02-02 13:25:34Z  created  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C. (2013). Liparometra grandis (AH Clark, 1908). 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=450506 on 2013-05-20
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