Antedon bifida

Antedon bifida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Antedonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Crinozoa Classis: Crinoidea Subclassis: Articulata Ordo: Comatulida Superfamilia: Antedonoidea

Familia: Antedonidae
Subfamilia: Antedoninae
Genus: Antedon
Species: Antedon bifida

Name

Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)

Synonyms

• Alecto europaea Leach, 1815
• Antedon gorgonia de Freminville, 1811
• Antedon maroccana A.H. Clark, 1910
• Asterias bifida Pennant, 1777 (original combination)
• Comatula rosacea Fleming, 1828

References

• Clark, A.H. 1911. The Recent crinoids of the coasts of Africa. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 40(1808): 1–58. BHL Reference page.  [as Antedon bifida p. 38–39]
• Clark, A.H. 1912. The crinoids of the Natural History Museum at Hamburg. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 60(10): 1–33. BHL Reference page.  [as Antedon bifida p. 29]

Vernacular names

English: Rosy feather star

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