Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Crinozoa > Class Crinoidea > Subclass Articulata > Order Comatulida > Suborder Comatulidina > Superfamily Antedonoidea > Family Antedonidae > Subfamily Antedoninae > Genus Antedon

Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Antedon*	de Fréminville, 1811	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Asterias bifida*	Pennant, 1777	basionym
*Asterias bifida*	Pennant, 1777	synonym

Children

Antedon bifida bifida (Pennant, 1777)
Antedon bifida moroccana (AH Clark, 1914)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: rosy feather-star sources: BIOTIC

English-United States: Rosy Feather-star sources: Charles Hussey

Swedish: spretig fjäderstjärna

Literature

original description	Pennant, T., (1777) British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea: i-viii, 1-154, Plates 1-93. London.
basis of record	Clark AH, Clark AM (1967) A monograph of the existing crinoids 1(5). Bulletin of the United States National Museum (82):1-860.
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa
additional source	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp.
new combination reference	Bell FJ (1889) Report of a Deep-Sea Trawling Cruise off the SW. Coast of Ireland, under the direction of the Rev. W. Spotswood Green, MA., FR. GS. Echinodermata. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)4:432-445.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications)
Barcode of Life
GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777). In: Messing, C. (2014) World List of Crinoidea. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124201