Bathycrinus mendeleevi

Bathycrinus mendeleevi is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to the Pacific Ocean west of South America.[1] It was described by A. N. Mironov.[2]

Bathycrinus mendeleevi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Comatulida
Family: Bathycrinidae
Genus: Bathycrinus
Species:
B. mendeleevi
Binomial name
Bathycrinus mendeleevi
Mironov, 2008 [1]

Distribution

Bathycrinus mendeleevi is found in the Peru-Chile Trench in a depth range between 4,800 and 4,950 metres (15,750 and 16,240 ft).[1]

References

  1. Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus mendeleevi Mironov, 2008". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  2. Mironov, A.N. (2008). "Stalked crinoids of the family Bathycrinidae (Echinodermata) from the eastern Pacific". Invertebrate Zoology. 5 (2): 133–153.


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