WoRMS taxon details
Glyptometra distincta (Carpenter, 1888)
508986 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:508986)
accepted
Species
Antedon distincta Carpenter, 1888 · unaccepted (basionym)
Charitometra distincta (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Charitometra smithi AH Clark, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Crossometra distincta (AH Clark, 1908) · unaccepted (synonym)
Pachylometra distincta (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Pachylometra selene AH Clark, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pachylometra smithi (AH Clark, 1908) · unaccepted (synonym)
Perissometra selene (AH Clark, 1911) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Charitometra distincta (Carpenter, 1888)) Clark, A. H. (1908). On a collection of feather stars, or comatulids, from Japan. <i>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum</i> 34:305-319., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.34-1615.305 [details] 
(of Antedon distincta Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
(of Antedon distincta Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
Holotype BMNH Challenger sta. 210
Holotype BMNH Challenger sta. 210 [details]
Distribution Southern Luzon, Philippines, southward to the Kei Islands; Depth range : 252-773 m
Distribution NE of Fiji; Depth range : 1005-1054 m
Distribution Southern Luzon, Philippines, southward to the Kei Islands; Depth range : 252-773 m [details]
Distribution NE of Fiji; Depth range : 1005-1054 m
Distribution NE of Fiji; Depth range : 1005-1054 m [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2026). World List of Crinoidea. Glyptometra distincta (Carpenter, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=508986 on 2026-07-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Charitometra distincta (Carpenter, 1888)) Clark, A. H. (1908). On a collection of feather stars, or comatulids, from Japan. <i>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum</i> 34:305-319., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.34-1615.305 [details]
original description (of Antedon distincta Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description (of Charitometra smithi AH Clark, 1908) Clark, A. H. (1908). Preliminary notice of a collection of recent crinoids from the Philippine Islands. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection, Quarterly Issue.</em> 52(2):199-234. [details]
original description (of Pachylometra selene AH Clark, 1911) Clark, A. H. (1911). On a collection of unstalked crinoids made by the United States Fisheries Steamer “Albatross” in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1798): 529-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15669703#page/679/mode/1up [details]
basis of record McKnight DG (1989) Some echinoderm records from the tropical south-western Pacific Ocean. DMFS Reports (NZOI) 3(2):19-30. [details]
original description (of Antedon distincta Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
original description (of Charitometra smithi AH Clark, 1908) Clark, A. H. (1908). Preliminary notice of a collection of recent crinoids from the Philippine Islands. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection, Quarterly Issue.</em> 52(2):199-234. [details]
original description (of Pachylometra selene AH Clark, 1911) Clark, A. H. (1911). On a collection of unstalked crinoids made by the United States Fisheries Steamer “Albatross” in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1798): 529-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15669703#page/679/mode/1up [details]
basis of record McKnight DG (1989) Some echinoderm records from the tropical south-western Pacific Ocean. DMFS Reports (NZOI) 3(2):19-30. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH Challenger sta. 210 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis A species of Glyptometra with cirri of 17-26 (usually ~20) segments, 20-30 (usually 20-25) mm long; proximal cirrals markedly longer than broad and distal broader than long; cirrus sockets in 10 columns; arms 14-33 (usually 20-25), 100-205 mm long; IIBr series all or mostly 4(3+4); ray bases smooth. [details]Distribution Southern Luzon, Philippines, southward to the Kei Islands; Depth range : 252-773 m [details]
Distribution NE of Fiji; Depth range : 1005-1054 m [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pachylometra distincta (Carpenter, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glyptometra distincta)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Antedon distincta Carpenter, 1888)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (8 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25448) (from synonym Charitometra smithi AH Clark, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 27504) (from synonym Pachylometra selene AH Clark, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glyptometra distincta)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Antedon distincta Carpenter, 1888)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (8 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25448) (from synonym Charitometra smithi AH Clark, 1908)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 27504) (from synonym Pachylometra selene AH Clark, 1911)
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym
