WoRMS taxon details
Pelometra AH Clark, 1941
450501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:450501)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, A. H. (1941). A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4a). <em>Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus.</em> 82:1-603, 61 pls. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2026). World List of Crinoidea. Pelometra AH Clark, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450501 on 2026-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Clark, A. H. (1941). A monograph of the existing crinoids. 1(4a). <em>Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus.</em> 82:1-603, 61 pls. [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis A genus of Mariametridae with middle segments of genital pinnules bearing a narrow keel. Brachitaxes not carinate; ossicles with lateral edges smooth, but abruptly swollen. Cirrals <35; aboral edge of distal cirrals sharpened but without aboral processes. Proximal pinnules enlarged and stiffened but lacking spiniform tips; P3 longest. Disk naked. [details]
