The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean)
Author
Madeira, Patrícia
Author
Kroh, Andreas
Author
Cordeiro, Ricardo
Author
De, António M.
Author
Martins, Frias
Author
Ávila, Sérgio P.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-19
4639
1
1
231
journal article
26164
10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1
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Erroneous—
Democrinus rawsonii
(
Pourtalès, 1874
)
Reports for the
Azores
:
non
Rhizocrinus rawsoni
Pourtalès, 1874
—
Carpenter 1883b: 173–175
,
1884: 262–269
, pl. 9, figs. 3–5, pl. 10, figs. 3–20, pl. 53, figs. 7, 8 [misidentification of
Democrinus parfaiti
];
Koehler 1909: 255–256
[misidentification of
Democrinus parfaiti
];
Pérès 1992: 256
[misidentification of
Democrinus parfaiti
]; non
Democrinus rawsonii
(
Pourtalès, 1874
)
—
García–Diez et al
. 2005: 46
[based on
Koehler 1909
].
Type
locality:
Barbados
.
See:
A.M.
Clark (1977: 177)
.
Occurrence:
Western Atlantic, in the Caribbean waters.
Depth:
66–652 m
.
Remarks:
Democrinus rawsonii
was recorded in the
Azores
based on the erroneous assumption that
D. parfaiti
was conspecific with this species (for details see remarks under
D. parfaiti
). In view of this, all reports of this comatulid in the archipelago should be considered as
D. parfaiti
.