original description
Carpenter, P. H. (1884). On a new crinoid from the Southern Sea. Royal Society of London Philosophical Transactions 174:919–933, pl. 71. [details]
original description
(of Promachocrinus abyssorum Carpenter, 1888) Carpenter, P. H. (1888). Report on the Crinoidea collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-76. Part II. The Comatulae. <em>Reports of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology.</em> 26 (part 60): i-x, 1-402, pl. 1-70., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-60/README.htm [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record
Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Check list of Antarctic and Subantarctic Crinoidea by Marc Eleaume. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
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]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis A species of Thaumatocrinus with centrodorsal low conical, with distinct apex and up to 3.5 mm across; 20 cirri with basal 2-3 cirrals short; remainder probably several times longer than broad. First four brachials 4 mm long; proximal pinnules long, with over 15 segments; pinnulars of P not more than two times longer than broad; segments of distal pinnules progressively more elongated. [details]
Distribution Antarctic and subantarctic from Marion Island and the Crozets to S of Australia; Depth range : 2,425-3,290 m [details]
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed