Bathycrinus mendeleevi
| Bathycrinus mendeleevi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Subclass: | Articulata |
| Order: | Comatulida |
| Family: | Bathycrinidae |
| Genus: | Bathycrinus |
| Species: | B. mendeleevi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathycrinus mendeleevi Mironov, 2008 [1] | |
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]
Distribution
B. 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 2 3 Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus mendeleevi Mironov, 2008". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ↑ 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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