WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Alecto purpurea Müller, 1843) Müller J (1841b) Über den Bau des Pentacrinus caput Medusae. Abhandlungen Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin. 1841:177-248, pls. 1-6. [details]
basis of record
Dujardin, M.F. and Hupe, M. H. (1862). Histoire naturelle des zoophytes échinodermes : comprenant la description des crinoïdes, des ophiurides, des astérides, des échinides et des holothurides. <em>Paris: Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret.</em> 627 pages, 10 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10682151 [details]
Otheradditional source
Clark, A. H. (1910). On the type specimen of the crinoid described by Müller as Alecto purpurea. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington.</em> 23:95-98. [details]
additional source
Clark, A. H. (1931). A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(3) Superfamily Comasterida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82. viii + 816 pp., 82 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.82.3 [details]
additional source
Charles Messing (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis <Comatula with up to ~10 cirri restricted to 1-2 in each interradial angle; longest segments little longer than broad, if at all. [details]
Distribution Between Fremantle and Geraldton, West Australia to Port Molle, Queensland, Australia; Depth range : 0-93 m (?292 m) [details]
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