Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Full reference: R. C. Gutschick. 1954. Holothurian sclerites from the Middle Ordovician of Northern Illinois. Journal of Paleontology 28(6):827-829
Belongs to Thuroholia according to R. J. Wernlund 1977
See also Gutschick 1954 and Gutschick et al. 1967
Sister taxa: Thuroholia crinerensis, Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia floydensis, Thuroholia irregularis, Thuroholia overbrookensis, Thuroholia spicatus, Thuroholia wanlessi
Type specimen: Holotype USNM 123572, paratypes USNM 123573a,b. Its type locality is quarry of the Medusa Portland Cement, Rock River, Dixon, Lee County, which is in a Blackriveran marine wackestone in the Mifflin Formation of illinois.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Montana)
• Ordovician of United States (2: Minnesota, illinois)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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