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Psathyrometra fragilis

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Zenometridae

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

It was recombined as Psathyrometra fragilis by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Antedon fragilis Clark
1908Psathyrometra borealis Clark p. 236
1908Psathyrometra profundorum Clark p. 237
2011Psathyrometra fragilis 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
genusPsathyrometraClark 1907
speciesfragilis(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.

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Invalid names: Psathyrometra borealis Clark 1908 [synonym], Psathyrometra profundorum 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, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available