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Decametra zebra (HL Clark, 1916) 
AphiaID: 562064

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		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Decametra AH Clark, 1911
Synonymised
taxa		  Oligometra zebra HL Clark, 1916 (basionym)
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, H. L. (1946). The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 566, 567p. [details]

from synonym: Clark, H.L. 1916. I. Report on the sea-lilies. starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914, 4(1), 1-123. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes  Diagnosis: Decametra with cirri 12-13 mm long, of 27-28 segments, all of which are broader than long; P1 nearly as long as P2; P3 similar to P2, but slightly smaller; aboral margins of basal segments of P2 more or less produced as flattened spinulose projections; arms ~70 mm long. [details]

Distribution: 11 miles ESE of Clarence River mouth, New South Wales, Australia; Depth range : 64-66 m [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:562064
Taxonomic
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2011-02-23 08:39:08Z  created  Messing, Charles
  
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  Citation: Messing, C. (2013). Decametra zebra (HL Clark, 1916). 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=562064 on 2013-05-24
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