WoRMS taxon details
Democrinus brevis (AH Clark, 1909)
422451 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422451)
accepted
Species
Bythocrinus brevis (AH Clark, 1909) · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhizocrinus brevis AH Clark, 1909 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Rhizocrinus brevis AH Clark, 1909) Clark, A. H. (1909). Four new species of the crinoid genus <i>Rhizocrinus</i>. <i>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum</i> 36(1693):673–676. [details]
Distribution Strait of Florida; Caribbean coast of Central and South American from Panama to Venezuela; off San Luis, Brazil. Depth range:...
Distribution Strait of Florida; Caribbean coast of Central and South American from Panama to Venezuela; off San Luis, Brazil. Depth range: (165) 210-878 (1,109) m. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Democrinus brevis (AH Clark, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422451 on 2025-08-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Rhizocrinus brevis AH Clark, 1909) Clark, A. H. (1909). Four new species of the crinoid genus <i>Rhizocrinus</i>. <i>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum</i> 36(1693):673–676. [details]
basis of record Roux M, Messing CG, Améziane N (2002) Artificial keys to the genera of living stalked crinoids (Echinodermata). <i>Bulletin of Marine Science</i> 70:799–830, 10 figs. [details]
basis of record Roux M, Messing CG, Améziane N (2002) Artificial keys to the genera of living stalked crinoids (Echinodermata). <i>Bulletin of Marine Science</i> 70:799–830, 10 figs. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Meyer DL, Messing CG, Macurda DB (1978) Zoogeography of tropical western Atlantic Crinoidea (Echinodermata). Bull. Marine Sci. 28:412-441 [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Meyer DL, Messing CG, Macurda DB (1978) Zoogeography of tropical western Atlantic Crinoidea (Echinodermata). Bull. Marine Sci. 28:412-441 [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]





From editor or global species database
Distribution Strait of Florida; Caribbean coast of Central and South American from Panama to Venezuela; off San Luis, Brazil. Depth range: (165) 210-878 (1,109) m. [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Rhizocrinus brevis AH Clark, 1909)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Democrinus brevis)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (26 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Rhizocrinus brevis AH Clark, 1909)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Democrinus brevis)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (26 records)
To ITIS