Family Myriotrochidae Théel 1877 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae

Full reference: H. Théel. 1877. Note sur quelques holothuries des mers de la Nouvelle Zemble. Nova acta Regiae Societatis scientiarum upsaliensis 3(17):1-18

Parent taxon: Apodida according to H. W. Kozur and H. Mostler 2008

See also Boczarowski 2001, Frizzell and Exline 1966, Gilliland 1993, Kerr and Kim 2001, Pawson 1966, Reich 2002 and Théel 1877

Sister taxa: Achistridae, Calcancoridae, Chiridotidae, Holothuriopsis, Myriotrochus, Porachistrum, Synaptidae, Synaptitidae

Subtaxa: Acanthotheelia Gagesiniotrochus Hemisphaeranthos Paleochiridotidae Thalattocanthus Trematrochus

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Poland (1)

• Jurassic of Egypt (1), Germany (1), Poland (2)

• Triassic of Austria (3), China (1), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Iran (1), Italy (6), Poland (1), Slovakia (5), Slovenia (1)

• Permian of United States (2: Texas)

• Virgilian of United States (2: Nebraska, Texas)

• Carboniferous of Japan (1), United States (12: Arizona, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas)

• Mississippian of Afghanistan (1)

• Devonian of Poland (2)

Total: 46 collections including 66 occurrences

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