WoRMS taxon details
Heterometra propinqua (AH Clark, 1912)
413221 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413221)
accepted
Species
Amphimetra propinqua AH Clark, 1912 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Amphimetra propinqua AH Clark, 1912) Clark, A. H. (1912). Preliminary descriptions of eleven new crinoids belonging to the families Himerometridae, Mariametridae, and Colobometridae, discovered by the 'Siboga' in the Dutch East Indies. <em>Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8.</em> 10:31-41. [details]
description Heterometra similar to H. producta, but cirri slender and tapering with all segments subequal in length, about 2x longer...
description Heterometra similar to H. producta, but cirri slender and tapering with all segments subequal in length, about 2x longer than broad at the ends. Cirri of 24-36 (usually 30-33) segments. Arms 10-13, 90-120 mm long. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Heterometra propinqua (AH Clark, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413221 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Amphimetra propinqua AH Clark, 1912) Clark, A. H. (1912). Preliminary descriptions of eleven new crinoids belonging to the families Himerometridae, Mariametridae, and Colobometridae, discovered by the 'Siboga' in the Dutch East Indies. <em>Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8.</em> 10:31-41. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1941). A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4a). <em>Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus.</em> 82:1-603, 61 pls. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H. (1941). A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4a). <em>Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus.</em> 82:1-603, 61 pls. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. H. (1918). The unstalked crinoids of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped.</em> 42b: 1-300, 28 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11716783 [details]





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description Heterometra similar to H. producta, but cirri slender and tapering with all segments subequal in length, about 2x longer than broad at the ends. Cirri of 24-36 (usually 30-33) segments. Arms 10-13, 90-120 mm long. [details]