Marine Species Traits - Toxometra lepta (HL Clark, 1938)

WoRMS taxon details

Toxometra lepta (HL Clark, 1938)

AphiaID

712072 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:712072)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Toxometra AH Clark, 1911

Original name

Monilimetra lepta HL Clark, 1938

Synonymised names

Monilimetra lepta HL Clark, 1938 · unaccepted (basionym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Monilimetra lepta HL Clark, 1938) Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College. 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Bernier I. to Broome, W Australia. Depth range: 9-60 m.

Distribution Bernier I. to Broome, W Australia. Depth range: 9-60 m. [details]

Distribution Vicinity of Broome, W Australia. Depth range: 9-15 m.

Distribution Vicinity of Broome, W Australia. Depth range: 9-15 m. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Toxometra lepta (HL Clark, 1938). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=712072 on 2024-09-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-12-15 03:33:08Z

created

Messing, Charles

Licensing

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original description (of Monilimetra lepta HL Clark, 1938) Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College. 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780 [details]

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

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]

From editor or global species database

Diagnosis Toxometra with cirri of 15-17 cirrals; fifth and sixth cirrals longest but not quite twice as long as wide. Third pinnule with at least 23 segments, conspicuously larger than fourth, with ~15 segments. Brachials not conspicuously flared. [details]

Distribution Bernier I. to Broome, W Australia. Depth range: 9-60 m. [details]

Distribution Vicinity of Broome, W Australia. Depth range: 9-15 m. [details]

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