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Zenometra columnaris

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Zenometridae

Taxonomy
Antedon columnaris was named by Carpenter (1881). It is extant. It is the type species of Zenometra.

It was recombined as Zenometra columnaris by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Antedon columnaris Carpenter p. 169
1908Zenometra pyramidalis Clark p. 237
2011Zenometra columnaris Hess and Messing p. 145

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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
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyAntedonoidea(Norman 1865)
familyZenometridaeClark 1909
genusZenometraClark 1907
speciescolumnaris(Carpenter 1881)

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.

Zenometra columnaris Carpenter 1881
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Invalid names: Zenometra pyramidalis Clark 1908 [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 et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available