World Register of Deep-Sea species - Thalassometra electrae John, 1937

WoRMS taxon details

Thalassometra electrae John, 1937

AphiaID

213627 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213627)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Thalassometra AH Clark, 1907

Original name

Thalassometra electrae John, 1937

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

John DD (1937) Three new crinoids from the Indian Ocean. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)20:161-173. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Socotra

type locality contained in Socotra [details]

, Note Sokotra (Marshall & Rowe, 1981).

Type locality Sokotra (Marshall & Rowe, 1981). [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution NW of Sokotra, Indian Ocean; Depth range : 2,194 m

Distribution NW of Sokotra, Indian Ocean; Depth range : 2,194 m [details]

Taxonomic citation

Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Thalassometra electrae John, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213627 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2000-09-06 06:57:16Z

created

Garcia, Maria

2000-09-27 07:27:35Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2011-02-23 08:39:08Z

checked

Messing, Charles

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description John DD (1937) Three new crinoids from the Indian Ocean. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)20:161-173. [details]

basis of record Marshall, J. I., Rowe, F. W. E. (1981). The Crinoids of Madagascar. Bulletin Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. 4(3):379-413. [details]

Other

context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]

additional source Clark, A. H. (1950) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4c). Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 82:1-383, 32 pls. [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Diagnosis Thalassometra with cirri ~28 mm long, 29-43 cirrals, in 10 columns. Brachitaxis ossicles and proximal brachials bordered with numerous coarse blunt spines, and aboral surface studded with large well spaced tubercles. Arms 10, all broken. Proximal pinnules not spiny. [details]

Distribution NW of Sokotra, Indian Ocean; Depth range : 2,194 m [details]

Unreviewed

Type locality Sokotra (Marshall & Rowe, 1981). [details]

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