Family THALASSOMETRIDAE
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
2001 - 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 Thalassometridae is widespread throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Southern oceans. It includes 14 genera, seven of which are recorded in Australian waters, represented by eight species.
This family is similar to the comatulid families Ptilometridae and Asterometridae but is distinguished by the following character states: P1 longer and stouter than P2 and cirri never longer than the arms.
General References
Clark, A.H. 1950. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4c.— Superfamily Tropiometrida (the families Thalassometridae and Charitometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-383 pls 1-32
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) |