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Nanometra bowersi

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Taxonomy
Antedon bowersi was named by Clark (1907). It is extant. It is the type species of Nanometra.

It was recombined as Nanometra bowersi by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Antedon minor Clark p. 144
1907Antedon bowersi Clark p. 148
1907Antedon orientalis Clark p. 341
1907Nanometra minckerti Clark p. 349
2011Nanometra bowersi Hess and Messing p. 139

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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
subfamilyPerometrinaeClark 1909
genusNanometraClark 1907
speciesbowersi(Clark 1907)

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.

Nanometra bowersi Clark 1907
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Invalid names: Antedon minor Clark 1907 [synonym], Antedon orientalis Clark 1907 [synonym], Nanometra minckerti Clark 1907 [synonym]
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: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available