Eocaudina marginata Langenheim and Epis 1957 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Alternative combination: Thuroholia marginata

Full reference: R. L. Langenheim and R. C. Epis. 1957. Holothurian sclerites from the Mississippian Escabrosa limestone, Arizona. Micropaleontology 3(2):165-170

Belongs to Eocaudina according to R. J. Wernlund 1977

See also Gutschick 1959, Gutschick et al. 1967, Kozur and Mostler 1971 and Langenheim and Epis 1957

Sister taxa: Eocaudina acanthica, Eocaudina angulata, Eocaudina bombayensis, Eocaudina cassianensis, Eocaudina circularia, Eocaudina columcanthus, Eocaudina concentrica, Eocaudina crassa, Eocaudina gornensis, Eocaudina gowdai, Eocaudina gutschicki, Eocaudina hexagona, Eocaudina hexagona, Eocaudina indica, Eocaudina insolica, Eocaudina jaffari, Eocaudina liassica, Eocaudina liptovskaensis, Eocaudina longa, Eocaudina mccormacki, Eocaudina mostleri, Eocaudina ovalis, Eocaudina patella, Eocaudina pentagona, Eocaudina plaga, Eocaudina ramosa, Eocaudina rimosa, Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Eocaudina subhexagona, Eocaudina subquadrata, Eocaudina subrotunda

Type specimen: Holotype UCMP 37559, paratypes UCMP 37560-37568

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Hungary (2 collections)

• Permian of United States (1: Texas)

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Arizona, Indiana, Montana)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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