WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Clark, A. H. (1908). Descriptions of new species of crinoids, chiefly from the collections made by the U.S. Fisheries steamer "Albatross" at the Hawaiian Islands in 1902; with Remarks on the classification of the Comatulida. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 34(1608): 209-239. [details]
original description
(of Thaumatometra cypris AH Clark, 1913) Clark, A. H. (1913). Notes on the recent crinoids in the British Museum. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 61(15):1-89. [details]
original description
(of Thaumatometra comaster Gislén, 1922 (not of AH Clark, 1908)) Gislén T (1922) The crinoids from Dr. S. Bock's expedition to Japan 1914. <i>Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis</i> (4)5(6):1-183, text-fig. 1-162, pl. 1, 2. [details]
basis of record
Clark, A. H., Clark, A. M. (1967). A monograph of the existing crinoids. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (82): 1-860. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Thaumatometra with cirri 30-40, of 9-15 cirrals; longest cirrals with L/W ratio 3-4 (median width) with arms ~30 mm long, and relatively longer in smaller specimens; antepenultimate L/W ratio <2. P1 with 15 or more segments, 5-7 mm long; P2 shorter but stouter, with gonad. Cirri ~9 mm long when arms are 30 mm, but may be relatively shorter. [details]
Distribution Sagami Bay, Japan. Depth range: (?219) 274-1,417 m. [details]
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