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Dorometra

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Taxonomy
Dorometra was named by Clark (1917). It is extant. Its type is Antedon nana.

It was assigned to Antedoninae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Dorometra Clark p. 128
2011Dorometra Hess and Messing p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyAntedonoidea(Norman 1865)
familyAntedonidaeNorman 1865
subfamilyAntedoninaeNorman 1865
genusDorometraClark 1917

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Dorometra Clark 1917
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Dorometra nana Clark 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available