Glyptometra Clark 1909 (Feather star)

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Charitometridae

Synonyms: Calyptometra Clark 1916, Crossometra Clark 1916, Pachylometra Clark 1909

Parent taxon: Charitometridae according to H. Hess and C. G. Messing 2011

Sister taxa: Charitometra, Chlorometra, Chondrometra, Crinometra, Monachometra, Poecilometra, Strotometra

Subtaxa: Glyptometra distincta Glyptometra investigatoris Glyptometra lateralis Glyptometra tuberosa

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Type: Antedon tuberosa

Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Glyptometra in the database

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