Protholothuria Giebel 1857 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Aspidochirotida - Holothuriidae

Alternative spelling: Proholothuria

Parent taxon: Holothuriidae according to D. L. Frizzell and H. Exline 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Villier 2010

Sister taxa: Holothuria, Labidodemas, Pravuscucumis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protholothuria in the database

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