Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae
Alternative spelling: Thallatocanthus
Full reference: G. F. Carini. 1962. A New Genus of Holothurian Sclerite from the Wewoka Shale of Oklahoma. Micropaleontology 8(3):391-395
Parent taxon: Myriotrochidae according to P. M. Gilliland 1993
See also Carini 1962, Frizzell and Exline 1966, Gutschick et al. 1967, Mostler 1971, Sepkoski 2002, Villier 2010 and Wernlund 1977
Sister taxa: Acanthotheelia, Gagesiniotrochus, Hemisphaeranthos, Paleochiridotidae, Trematrochus
Subtaxa: Thalattocanthus consonus
Type: Thalattocanthus consonus
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection)
• Permian of United States (1: Texas)
• Carboniferous of Afghanistan (1), Japan (1), United States (2: Montana, Oklahoma)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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