Galapagos Species Database

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Calamocrinus diomedae Agassiz, 1890

Depth: 717- 431 m

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Echinodermata

Class
Crinoidea

Order
Hyocrinida

Family
Hyocrinidae

Genus
Calamocrinus

Species
diomedae

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Mariato Point, Panamá and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

  • Agassiz, A. (1890) Notice of Calamocrinus diomedae, a New Stalked Crinoid from the Galapagos, Dredged by the US Fish Comm. Steamer Albatross, Lieut. Comdr z. L. Tanner, USN. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 20:165-167
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
  • Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Calamocrinus diomedae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14833. Accessed 31 October 2026.