Bathycrinus mendeleevi

Bathycrinus mendeleevi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Crinoidea
Subclass:	Articulata
Order:	Comatulida
Family:	Bathycrinidae
Genus:	Bathycrinus
Species:	B. mendeleevi
Binomial name
	Bathycrinus mendeleevi; Mironov, 2008 [1]

Bathycrinus mendeleevi is a species of sea lily, a crinoid in the family Bathycrinidae. It is native to the Pacific Ocean west of South America.[1] It was described by A. N. Mironov.[2]

Distribution

B. mendeleevi is found in the Peru-Chile Trench in a depth range between 4,800 and 4,950 metres (15,750 and 16,240 ft).[1]

References

Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus mendeleevi Mironov, 2008". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
Mironov, A.N. (2008). "Stalked crinoids of the family Bathycrinidae (Echinodermata) from the eastern Pacific". Invertebrate Zoology. 5 (2): 133–153.

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[WoRMS-1] Messing, Charles (2015). "Bathycrinus mendeleevi Mironov, 2008". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-10-10.

[mironov-2] Mironov, A.N. (2008). "Stalked crinoids of the family Bathycrinidae (Echinodermata) from the eastern Pacific". Invertebrate Zoology. 5 (2): 133–153.