Family APOROMETRIDAE
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
2001 - Updated by Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
1995 - F.W.E. Rowe & J. Gates, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Introduction
The family Aporometridae is endemic to the southern coasts of Australia. Only one genus is known, with three recorded species.
The aporometrids are distinguished in the order Comatulida by the following combination of features: small; viviparous; with ten arms, arms rounded dorsally; discoidal centrodorsal; disc plated; mouth central; few pinnules in each side of arm (25); first brachial syzygy at 3+4, second at 7+8, third at 12+13.
General References
Clark, A.H. & Clark, A.M. 1967. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 5. — Suborders Oligophreata (concluded) and Macrophreata. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-860 figs 1-53
Rasmussen, H.W. & Sieverts-Doreck, H. 1978. Articulata. pp. T813-T1027, figs 549-619 in Moore, R.C. & Teichert, C. (eds). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part T. Echinodermata 2. Crinoidea. Kansas : Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 3.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |