Holothuroidea - Apodida - Synaptidae
Alternative spellings: Cheirodota, Chirodota
Full reference: F. Eschscholtz. 1829. Zoologischer Atlas; enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neue Thierarten wahrend der Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt 1823–26. Reimer, Berlin 2:1-13
Parent taxon: Synaptidae according to W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell 1915
See also Ostergren 1898, Schlumberger 1888, Schlumberger 1890 and Villier 2010
Sister taxa: Calcancora, Prosynapta, Pseudocaudina, Rigaudites, Synapta
Subtaxa: Cheirodota traquairii Chiridota atava Chirodota vetusa
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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