WoRMS taxon details
Ptilometra australis (Wilton, 1843)
480260 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:480260)
accepted
Species
Encrinus australis Wilton, 1843 † · unaccepted (basionym)
Ptilometra muelleri (AH Clark, 1909) · unaccepted (synonym)
Ptilometra mülleri AH Clark, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Encrinus australis Wilton, 1843 †) Wilton CPN (1843) On a new species of encrinite (Encrinus Australis). Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science 2(7): 118–120 [details]
Holotype
Holotype [details]
Distribution From off Clarence River, NSW, S and W to Port Philip, VIC, Australia.
Depth range shoreline to 86 (?110) m.
Distribution Masthead I., QLD, to Bass Strait, Australia.
Depth range 0-?110 m.
Depth range shoreline to 86 (?110) m.
Distribution From off Clarence River, NSW, S and W to Port Philip, VIC, Australia.
Depth range shoreline to 86 (?110) m. [details]
Depth range shoreline to 86 (?110) m. [details]
Distribution Masthead I., QLD, to Bass Strait, Australia.
Depth range 0-?110 m.
Distribution Masthead I., QLD, to Bass Strait, Australia.
Depth range 0-?110 m. [details]
Depth range 0-?110 m. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Ptilometra australis (Wilton, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=480260 on 2025-02-19
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original description
(of Encrinus australis Wilton, 1843 †) Wilton CPN (1843) On a new species of encrinite (Encrinus Australis). Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science 2(7): 118–120 [details]
original description (of Ptilometra mülleri AH Clark, 1909) Clark, A. H. (1909). Two new Australian crinoids. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 22:39-42. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1947) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4b). <i>Bulletin of the United States National Museum</i> 82:1-473, 43 pls. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
new combination reference Clark, H. L. (1946). The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> No. 566: 1-567., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=9nwcAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1 [details]
original description (of Ptilometra mülleri AH Clark, 1909) Clark, A. H. (1909). Two new Australian crinoids. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 22:39-42. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1947) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4b). <i>Bulletin of the United States National Museum</i> 82:1-473, 43 pls. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
new combination reference Clark, H. L. (1946). The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> No. 566: 1-567., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=9nwcAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1 [details]





Holotype [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis A species of Ptilometra with proximal cirrals somewhat broader to about twice as broad as long; cirrus sockets usually irregularly arranged; middle segments of proximal pinnules not so long as broad; distal pinnules with segments broader than long until the distal third. [details]Distribution From off Clarence River, NSW, S and W to Port Philip, VIC, Australia.
Depth range shoreline to 86 (?110) m. [details]
Distribution Masthead I., QLD, to Bass Strait, Australia.
Depth range 0-?110 m. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptilometra australis)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ptilometra mülleri AH Clark, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (45 records)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptilometra australis)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ptilometra mülleri AH Clark, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (45 records)