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Decametra brevicirra (AH Clark, 1912) 
AphiaID: 562055

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinozoa (Subphylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Articulata (Subclass) > Comatulida (Order) > Comatulidina (Suborder) > Mariametroidea (Superfamily) > Colobometridae (Family) > Decametra (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Decametra AH Clark, 1911
Synonymised
taxa
  Colobometra (Prometra) brevicirra AH Clark, 1912 (basionym)
Prometra brevicirra (AH Clark, 1912) (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Clark AH (1947) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4b). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82:1-473, 43 pls. [details]

source of synonymy: Clark AH (1918) The unstalked crinoids of the Siboga Expedition. Siboga Exped. 42b: 1-300, 28 pl. [details]

from synonym: Clark AH (1912) The crinoids of the Indian Ocean. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum, Part VII. Indian Museum, Calcutta. iv + 325 pp. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Clark AH (1912) On a small collection of Recent crinoids from the Indian Ocean. Records of the Indian Museum 7: 267-271 [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Notes  DiagnosisDecametra having cirri 8 mm long, ofh 21-23 segments, which become nearly or quite as long as broad on the antepenultimate; P2 6 mm long with 12-13 segments, P1 slightly shorter with 12-13 segments; distal pinnulars bear spines at prismatic angles; P3 smooth, only about half as long as P2; arms ~35 mm long. [details]

Distribution: Arrakan coast of Burma; ?Sri Lanka.; Depth range : 24 m [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:562055
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2011-02-23 08:39:08Z  created  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C. (2013). Decametra brevicirra (AH Clark, 1912). 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=562055 on 2013-05-20
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