Bathycrinus australocrucis is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to the New Zealand region.[1] It was described by D. G. McKnight.[2]
Bathycrinus australocrucis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Crinoidea |
Order: | Comatulida |
Family: | Bathycrinidae |
Genus: | Bathycrinus |
Species: | B. australocrucis
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Binomial name | |
Bathycrinus australocrucis McKnight, 1973 [1]
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Distribution
editBathycrinus australocrucis is found in the Tasman Sea east of New Zealand in a depth range between 693 and 838 metres (2,274 and 2,749 ft).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus australocrucis McKnight, 1973". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ McKnight, D.G. (1973). "Stalked crinoids from the New Zealand region". Records of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, Wellington. 1 (14): 199–210.