WoRMS taxon details
Heliometra glacialis (Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS)
124223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124223)
accepted
Species
Alecto eschrichtii Müller, 1841 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS · unaccepted (basionym)
Antedon barentsi Carpenter, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Antedon brachymera AH Clark, 1907 · unaccepted (synonym)
Antedon celtica Sladen (in Duncan & Sladen, 1877) · unaccepted (synonym)
Antedon eschrichtii (Müller, 1841) · unaccepted (synonym)
Antedon quadrata Carpenter, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Heliometra brachymera (AH Clark, 1907) · unaccepted (synonym)
Heliometra eschrichtii (Müller, 1841) · unaccepted (synonym)
Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833) · unaccepted
Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907) · unaccepted (synonym)
Heliometra juvenalis AH Clark, 1907 · unaccepted (synonym)
Heliometra maxima AH Clark, 1907 · unaccepted (synonym)
Heliometra quadrata Carpenter, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Heliometra glacialis biarticulata AH Clark, 1908 accepted as Florometra asperrima (AH Clark, 1907) (synonym)
- Subspecies Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833) accepted as Heliometra glacialis (Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS)
- Subspecies Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907) accepted as Heliometra glacialis (Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS) Owen, Sir Richard. 1833. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Physiological Series of Comparative Anatomy Contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, vol. 1. R. Taylor. London. 271 p., 13 pl. [details]
Distribution Arctic seas and S to Georges Bank, off Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Iceland; cold part of the Faroe Channel; northern Norway...
Distribution Arctic seas and S to Georges Bank, off Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Iceland; cold part of the Faroe Channel; northern Norway (west and east Finmark); along the Siberian coast and off-lying land masses to Wrangel Island; Okhotsk Sea; Cape Patience, Sakhalin I., and southern part of the Gulf of Tartary S in the cold water area along the W shore of the Sea of Japan to the Korean Straits. Depth range: (?6) 14-1,358 m. [details]
Messing, C.; Gondim, A.I.; Markello, K.; Poatskievick Pierezan, B.; Taylor, K.; Eléaume, M. (2025). World List of Crinoidea. Heliometra glacialis (Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124223 on 2025-07-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alecto eschrichtii Müller, 1841) Müller, J. (1841). Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. <em>Monatsberichte Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1841:179-189 (also <i>Archiv für Naturgeschichte</i>, Jahrg. 7, v. 1, Berlin, 1841, p. 139–148)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11051739 [details]
original description (of Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS) Owen, Sir Richard. 1833. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Physiological Series of Comparative Anatomy Contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, vol. 1. R. Taylor. London. 271 p., 13 pl. [details]
original description (of Antedon quadrata Carpenter, 1884) Carpenter, P. H. (1884). On the Crinoidea of the North Atlantic between Gibraltar and the Faeroe Islands. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh</i> 12:353–380. [details]
original description (of Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833)) Owen, Sir Richard. 1833. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Physiological Series of Comparative Anatomy Contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, vol. 1. R. Taylor. London. 271 p., 13 pl. [details]
original description (of Antedon celtica Sladen (in Duncan & Sladen, 1877)) Sladen WP (in PM Duncan, Sladen WP) (1877) LVII. Report on the Echinodermata collected during the Arctic Expedition, 1875–6. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History</i> (4)20(120):449-470 [details]
original description (of Heliometra juvenalis AH Clark, 1907) Clark, A. H. (1907). New genera of recent free crinoids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 50(29): 343-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049299 [details]
original description (of Antedon barentsi Carpenter, 1886) Carpenter, P. H. (1886). The Comatulae of the “Willem Barents” Expeditions, 1880-84. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 13:1–12, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Antedon brachymera AH Clark, 1907) Clark, A. H. (1907). Description of new species of recent unstalked crinoids from the North Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 33(1559):69-84. [details]
original description (of Heliometra maxima AH Clark, 1907) Clark, A. H. (1907). New genera of recent free crinoids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 50(29): 343-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049299 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H., Clark, A. M. (1967). A monograph of the existing crinoids. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (82): 1-860. [details]
original description (of Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS) Owen, Sir Richard. 1833. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Physiological Series of Comparative Anatomy Contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, vol. 1. R. Taylor. London. 271 p., 13 pl. [details]
original description (of Antedon quadrata Carpenter, 1884) Carpenter, P. H. (1884). On the Crinoidea of the North Atlantic between Gibraltar and the Faeroe Islands. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh</i> 12:353–380. [details]
original description (of Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833)) Owen, Sir Richard. 1833. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Physiological Series of Comparative Anatomy Contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, vol. 1. R. Taylor. London. 271 p., 13 pl. [details]
original description (of Antedon celtica Sladen (in Duncan & Sladen, 1877)) Sladen WP (in PM Duncan, Sladen WP) (1877) LVII. Report on the Echinodermata collected during the Arctic Expedition, 1875–6. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History</i> (4)20(120):449-470 [details]
original description (of Heliometra juvenalis AH Clark, 1907) Clark, A. H. (1907). New genera of recent free crinoids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 50(29): 343-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049299 [details]
original description (of Antedon barentsi Carpenter, 1886) Carpenter, P. H. (1886). The Comatulae of the “Willem Barents” Expeditions, 1880-84. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 13:1–12, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Antedon brachymera AH Clark, 1907) Clark, A. H. (1907). Description of new species of recent unstalked crinoids from the North Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 33(1559):69-84. [details]
original description (of Heliometra maxima AH Clark, 1907) Clark, A. H. (1907). New genera of recent free crinoids. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection.</em> 50(29): 343-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30049299 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. H., Clark, A. M. (1967). A monograph of the existing crinoids. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (82): 1-860. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. H. (1908). The genus Ptilocrinus. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 42(500):541-543. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Same as genus. [details]Distribution Arctic seas and S to Georges Bank, off Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Iceland; cold part of the Faroe Channel; northern Norway (west and east Finmark); along the Siberian coast and off-lying land masses to Wrangel Island; Okhotsk Sea; Cape Patience, Sakhalin I., and southern part of the Gulf of Tartary S in the cold water area along the W shore of the Sea of Japan to the Korean Straits. Depth range: (?6) 14-1,358 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Antedon barentsi Carpenter, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alecto eschrichtii Müller, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Antedon eschrichtii (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Antedon celtica Sladen (in Duncan & Sladen, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Antedon brachymera AH Clark, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Antedon quadrata Carpenter, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliometra maxima AH Clark, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heliometra glacialis maxima) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heliometra glacialis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Antedon quadrata Carpenter, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Alecto eschrichtii Müller, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (86 records) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 22649) (from synonym Antedon brachymera AH Clark, 1907)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 35725) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Antedon barentsi Carpenter, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alecto eschrichtii Müller, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Antedon eschrichtii (Müller, 1841))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Antedon celtica Sladen (in Duncan & Sladen, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Antedon brachymera AH Clark, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Antedon quadrata Carpenter, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Heliometra maxima AH Clark, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heliometra glacialis maxima) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heliometra glacialis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Antedon quadrata Carpenter, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Alecto eschrichtii Müller, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Alecto glacialis Owen, 1833 ex Leach MS)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (86 records) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis glacialis (Owen, 1833))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 22649) (from synonym Antedon brachymera AH Clark, 1907)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 35725) (from synonym Heliometra glacialis maxima (AH Clark, 1907))
To ITIS
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