WoRMS taxon details

Eumorphometra aurora John, 1938

173801  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173801)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
John, D. D. (1938). Crinoidea. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 18: 121-222, pl. 3-6. Cambridge. [details]   
Distribution Near Shag Rocks and off Enderby Land, Antarctica. Depth range: 177-220 m.  
Distribution Near Shag Rocks and off Enderby Land, Antarctica. Depth range: 177-220 m. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2024). World List of Crinoidea. Eumorphometra aurora John, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173801 on 2024-04-19
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2005-07-13 10:16:18Z
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2008-03-20 15:57:37Z
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original description John, D. D. (1938). Crinoidea. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 18: 121-222, pl. 3-6. Cambridge. [details]   

basis of record Clark, A. H., Clark, A. M. (1967). A monograph of the existing crinoids. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (82): 1-860. [details]   

additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Check list of Antarctic and Subantarctic Crinoidea by Marc Eleaume. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Eumorphometra with ~40 cirri of up to 28 cirrals when arms are ~30 mm long. Brachitaxes with distinctly spinous margins; axil rhombic with large proximal angle. all the segments of P1 with all segments except first longer than broad. Segments of genital pinnules not expanded. [details]

Distribution Near Shag Rocks and off Enderby Land, Antarctica. Depth range: 177-220 m. [details]