Holothuroidea - Elasipodida - Palaeocaudinidae
Alternative combinations: Laetmophasma kansasensis, Protocaudina kansasensis
Full reference: G. D. Hanna. 1930. Remains of Holothuroidea from the Carboniferous of Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 4(4):413-414
Belongs to Palaeocaudina according to A. Boczarowski 2001
See also Croneis 1931, Croneis and McCormack 1932, Deflandre-Rigaud 1952, Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976 and Summerson and Campbell 1958
Sister taxa: Palaeocaudina acmaea, Palaeocaudina hannai, Palaeocaudina regia
Ecology: epifaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Iran (1 collection), United States (1: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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