WoRMS name details
Pentacrinus wyville-thomsoni Thomson, 1872
124247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124247)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thomson, W. (1872). 2. On the Crinoids of the “Porcupine” Deep-Sea Dredging Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 7: 764-773., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56240300 [details]
Description In the reports of the “Porcupine” researches (Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871), the text indicates the following (page...
Description In the reports of the “Porcupine” researches (Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871), the text indicates the following (page 157): “This discovery of a true Pentacrinus in the European seas crowned the day’s work. Mr. Jeffreys has named it P. Wyville-Thomsoni; Dr. Carpenter will describe it, and give its zoological and geological relations,…” However, the species was first described under the name Wyville Thomson (rather than Charles Wyville Thomson) (1872), who is the correct author. Although Thomson referenced the species name to Jeffreys, the name should be correctly referred to as Pentacrinus wyville-thomsoni Thomson, 1872. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2024). World List of Crinoidea. Pentacrinus wyville-thomsoni Thomson, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124247 on 2024-04-19
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Thomson, W. (1872). 2. On the Crinoids of the “Porcupine” Deep-Sea Dredging Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 7: 764-773., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56240300 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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Description In the reports of the “Porcupine” researches (Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871), the text indicates the following (page 157): “This discovery of a true Pentacrinus in the European seas crowned the day’s work. Mr. Jeffreys has named it P. Wyville-Thomsoni; Dr. Carpenter will describe it, and give its zoological and geological relations,…” However, the species was first described under the name Wyville Thomson (rather than Charles Wyville Thomson) (1872), who is the correct author. Although Thomson referenced the species name to Jeffreys, the name should be correctly referred to as Pentacrinus wyville-thomsoni Thomson, 1872. [details]
