WoRMS taxon details
Monachometra robusta (Carpenter, 1888)
508957 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:508957)
accepted
Species
Antedon robusta Carpenter, 1888 · unaccepted (basionym)
Charitometra robusta (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Pachylometra robusta (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
Perissometra robusta (Carpenter, 1888) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Antedon robusta Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
Holotype BMNH Challenger sta. 192
Holotype BMNH Challenger sta. 192 [details]
Distribution Northern Celebes southward to the Kei Islands, the Sahul Bank, and Timor; Depth range : 256-520 m
Distribution Sahul Bank, WA to Melville I., NT, Australia; Depth range : 165-520 m
Distribution Northern Celebes southward to the Kei Islands, the Sahul Bank, and Timor; Depth range : 256-520 m [details]
Distribution Sahul Bank, WA to Melville I., NT, Australia; Depth range : 165-520 m
Distribution Sahul Bank, WA to Melville I., NT, Australia; Depth range : 165-520 m [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Monachometra robusta (Carpenter, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=508957 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Antedon robusta Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Gislén T (1928) Notes on some crinoids in the British Natural History Museum. K. Svenska Vetenskapsakad., Arkiv f. Zoologi 19A (32):1-15. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Clark, A. H. (1950) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4c). Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 82:1-383, 32 pls. [details]
additional source Clark, A. H. (1950) A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4c). Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 82:1-383, 32 pls. [details]





Holotype BMNH Challenger sta. 192 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis A species of Monachometra with centrodorsal low, thick discoidal; cirrus sockets in 15 closely crowded and somewhat irregular columns; cirri to 70 mm long with up to 31 segments; arms 12-17; proximal brachials smooth, without raised distal edges;. [details]Distribution Northern Celebes southward to the Kei Islands, the Sahul Bank, and Timor; Depth range : 256-520 m [details]
Distribution Sahul Bank, WA to Melville I., NT, Australia; Depth range : 165-520 m [details]