Marine Species Traits - Cosmiometra AH Clark, 1909

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Cosmiometra AH Clark, 1909

Thalassometra komachi AH Clark 1908, Holotype USNM 22696

AphiaID

205078 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205078)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Thalassometra komachi AH Clark, 1908 accepted as Cosmiometra aster (AH Clark, 1907)

Parent

Thalassometridae AH Clark, 1908

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Species Cosmiometra aster (AH Clark, 1907)
Species Cosmiometra belsuchel Messing, 2007
Species Cosmiometra conifera (Hartlaub, 1890)
Species Cosmiometra crassicirra (AH Clark, 1908)
Species Cosmiometra dasybrachia HL Clark, 1916
Species Cosmiometra delicata (AH Clark, 1908)
Species Cosmiometra gardineri AH Clark, 1911
Species Cosmiometra iole AH Clark, 1950
Species Cosmiometra leilae AH Clark, 1932
Species Cosmiometra philippinensis AH Clark, 1911
Species Cosmiometra woodmasoni (Bell, 1893)
Species Cosmiometra helene AH Clark, 1912 accepted as Cosmiometra philippinensis AH Clark, 1911 (synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Clark, A. H. (1909). A revision of the crinoid families Thalassometridae and Himerometridae. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington. 22:1-22. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Cosmiometra AH Clark, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205078 on 2025-05-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2000-07-11 19:29:30Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-15 13:37:26Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

changed

Camba Reu, Cibran

2012-11-26 09:16:34Z

changed

Messing, Charles

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Clark, A. H. (1909). A revision of the crinoid families Thalassometridae and Himerometridae. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington. 22:1-22. [details]

basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]

Other

context source (Deepsea) 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]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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]

additional source Hess H, Messing CG (2011) Comatulida. In: Hess H, Messing CG, Ausich WI. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part T, Echinodermata 2 Revised, Crinoidea, vol. 3. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 70–146. [details]

Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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Diagnosis Thalassometridae with brachitaxes all of 2 brachials. Proximal brachials aborally broad and commonly flattened, smooth or with fine marginal spines or tubercles. Arms as many as 30, distally carinate. First pinnule larger than second, but not especially stout or basally broadened. [details]

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