WoRMS taxon details
Heterometra ater (AH Clark, 1911)
413242 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413242)
accepted
Species
Craspedometra ater AH Clark, 1911 · unaccepted (basionym)
Heterometra atra (AH Clark, 1911) · unaccepted (lapsus calami)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Craspedometra ater AH Clark, 1911) Clark, A. H. (1911). The recent crinoids of the coasts of Africa. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum.</em> 40:1-51. (look up in IMIS) [details]
description Heterometra with enlarged proximal pinnules smooth; basal segments carinate. P2 is much larger, stouter and 1.5x longer...
description Heterometra with enlarged proximal pinnules smooth; basal segments carinate. P2 is much larger, stouter and 1.5x longer than P1 and and P3, 22 mm long with 30 segments. Cirri 30-33 mm long, of 32-36 subequal segments, all 1.5x broader than long; distal cirrals with a small blunt median spine. Arms 14 arms, about 160 mm long; brachials distinctly wedge-shaped. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Heterometra ater (AH Clark, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413242 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Craspedometra ater AH Clark, 1911) Clark, A. H. (1911). The recent crinoids of the coasts of Africa. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum.</em> 40:1-51. (look up in IMIS) [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
description Heterometra with enlarged proximal pinnules smooth; basal segments carinate. P2 is much larger, stouter and 1.5x longer than P1 and and P3, 22 mm long with 30 segments. Cirri 30-33 mm long, of 32-36 subequal segments, all 1.5x broader than long; distal cirrals with a small blunt median spine. Arms 14 arms, about 160 mm long; brachials distinctly wedge-shaped. [details]
