Species Heterometra persica (A.H. Clark, 1908)
- Himerometra persica Clark, A.H. 1908. Notice of some crinoids in the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 51(8): 233-248 pls 1-2 [243].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 291, Persian Gulf. - Himerometra persica Clark, A.H. 1907. New genera of recent free crinoids. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 50(3, 1778): 343-364 [356] [nomen nudum].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown.
Generic Combinations
- Heterometra persica (A.H. Clark, 1908). —
Taylor, K.H., Rouse, G.W. & Messing, C.G. 2017. Systematics of Himerometra (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Himerometridae) based on morphology and molecular data. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 181(2): 342-356
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
South Island, Lizard Island Group, QLD; Persian Gulf. Depth range 0-12 m. Probably a juvenile Himerometra robustipinna according to Messing (pers. comm.)
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, suspension feeder, tropical.
General References
Clark, A.H. 1941. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4a.— Superfamily Mariametrida (except the family Colobometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-603 pls 1-61 [213] (notes extremely close relationship with the larger
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 30-Sep-2025 | CRINOIDEA | 23-Jul-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |