WoRMS taxon details
Zenometra columnaris (Carpenter, 1881)
163758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:163758)
accepted
Species
Antedon columnaris Carpenter, 1881 · unaccepted (Basionym)
Zenometra pyramidalis AH Clark, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Antedon columnaris Carpenter, 1881) Carpenter, P. H. (1881). Preliminary report on the comatulae. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.</em> 9(4), 1-20, 1 plate. [details]
Neotype USNM 34630
Neotype USNM 34630 [details]
Distribution Blake Plateau, northern Straits of Florida, SW of Haiti, St. Lucia; west of Gibraltar
Depth range : W Atlantic: 504-1034 m:...
Depth range : W Atlantic: 504-1034 m:...
Distribution Blake Plateau, northern Straits of Florida, SW of Haiti, St. Lucia; west of Gibraltar
Depth range : W Atlantic: 504-1034 m: E Atlantic: 3465-4015 m.
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Depth range : W Atlantic: 504-1034 m: E Atlantic: 3465-4015 m.
[details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2026). World List of Crinoidea. Zenometra columnaris (Carpenter, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=163758 on 2026-10-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Antedon columnaris Carpenter, 1881) Carpenter, P. H. (1881). Preliminary report on the comatulae. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.</em> 9(4), 1-20, 1 plate. [details]
original description (of Zenometra pyramidalis AH Clark, 1908) Clark, A. H. (1908). Descriptions of new species of crinoids, chiefly from the collections made by the U.S. Fisheries steamer "Albatross" at the Hawaiian Islands in 1902; with Remarks on the classification of the Comatulida. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 34(1608): 209-239., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.34-1608.209 [details]
basis of record Messing CG, White CM (2001). A revision of the Zenometridae (new rank)(Echinodermata, Crinoidea, Comatulidina). <i>Zoologica Scripta</i> 30(3):159-180, available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-6409.2001.00062.x [details]
original description (of Zenometra pyramidalis AH Clark, 1908) Clark, A. H. (1908). Descriptions of new species of crinoids, chiefly from the collections made by the U.S. Fisheries steamer "Albatross" at the Hawaiian Islands in 1902; with Remarks on the classification of the Comatulida. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 34(1608): 209-239., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.34-1608.209 [details]
basis of record Messing CG, White CM (2001). A revision of the Zenometridae (new rank)(Echinodermata, Crinoidea, Comatulidina). <i>Zoologica Scripta</i> 30(3):159-180, available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-6409.2001.00062.x [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. H. (1907). New genera of recent free crinoids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 50(29): 343-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049299 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Mironov A.N., Améziane N., Eléaume M.P. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Crinoidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 112–119 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.11 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Clark, A. H., Clark, A. M. (1967). A monograph of the existing crinoids. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (82): 1-860. [details]
additional source Messing CG, Dearborn JH (1990) Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States. Echinodermata: Crinoidea. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Technical Report NMFS 91 : 1-30. [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]
[request]additional source Clark, A. H., Clark, A. M. (1967). A monograph of the existing crinoids. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (82): 1-860. [details]
additional source Messing CG, Dearborn JH (1990) Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States. Echinodermata: Crinoidea. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Technical Report NMFS 91 : 1-30. [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Neotype USNM 34630 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Blake Plateau, northern Straits of Florida, SW of Haiti, St. Lucia; west of GibraltarDepth range : W Atlantic: 504-1034 m: E Atlantic: 3465-4015 m.
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Antedon columnaris Carpenter, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Antedon columnaris Carpenter, 1881)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (13 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 22668) (from synonym Zenometra pyramidalis AH Clark, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Antedon columnaris Carpenter, 1881)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (13 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 22668) (from synonym Zenometra pyramidalis AH Clark, 1908)
