Marine Species Traits - Pterometra splendida (AH Clark, 1909)

WoRMS taxon details

Pterometra splendida (AH Clark, 1909)

AphiaID

492881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:492881)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pterometra AH Clark, 1909

Original name

Ptilometra splendida AH Clark, 1909

Synonymised names

Ptilometra splendida AH Clark, 1909 · unaccepted (basionym)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Ptilometra splendida AH Clark, 1909) Clark, A. H. (1909). Five new species of recent unstalked crinoids. Proc. U.S. Natl. Museum. 37:29-34. [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Romblon, Central Philippines (12°38'15"N, 122°12'30"E)
Depth range : 68 m

Distribution Romblon, Central Philippines (12°38'15"N, 122°12'30"E)
Depth range : 68 m
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Taxonomic citation

Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Pterometra splendida (AH Clark, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492881 on 2025-06-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-08-03 07:03:17Z

created

Messing, Charles

2011-02-23 10:48:32Z

changed

Messing, Charles

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ptilometra splendida AH Clark, 1909) Clark, A. H. (1909). Five new species of recent unstalked crinoids. Proc. U.S. Natl. Museum. 37:29-34. [details]

basis of record Clark, A. H. (1947) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4b). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82:1-473, 43 pls. [details]

new combination reference Clark, A. H. (1912). The crinoids of the Indian Ocean. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum, Part VII. Indian Museum, Calcutta. iv + 325 pp. [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unknown type USNM 25517 [details]

From editor or global species database

Diagnosis A species of Pterometra with radials and IBr₁ circlet narrow, constricted; ray bases beyond IBr₁ broad and diverging from centrodorsal at ~90°; adoral side of proximal cirrals with distally projecting spine; arms 30, 80 mm long; cirri 30, of 86 segments, 50 mm long.
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Distribution Romblon, Central Philippines (12°38'15"N, 122°12'30"E)
Depth range : 68 m
[details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25517) (from synonym Ptilometra splendida AH Clark, 1909)