Bathycrinus gracilis

Bathycrinus gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Subclass: Articulata
Order: Comatulida
Family: Bathycrinidae
Genus: Bathycrinus
Species: B. gracilis
Binomial name
Bathycrinus gracilis
Thomson, 1877 [1]

Bathycrinus gracilis is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to the North Atlantic.[1] It was described by Charles Wyville Thomson.[2]

Distribution

B. gracilis is found in the North Atlantic at a depth of around 4,456 metres (14,619 ft).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus gracilis Thomson, 1877". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  2. Thomson, C.W. (1973). "On the crinoids of the "Porcupine" deep-sea dredging expedition". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 7: 764–773.


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