Achistrum (Cancellrum) trichordata Fletcher 1962 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Achistridae

Full reference: B. N. Fletcher. 1962. Some holothurian spicules from the Ampthill Clay of Melton, near Hull (Yorkshire). Geological Magazine 99(4):322-326

Belongs to Achistrum (Cancellrum) according to K. S. Soodan and R. Whatley 1987

See also Fletcher 1962

Sister taxa: Achistrum (Cancellrum) bicordata, Achistrum (Cancellrum) britanica, Achistrum (Cancellrum) meltonensis, Achistrum (Cancellrum) pilgrimi, Achistrum (Cancellrum) warboysensis

Type specimen: Holotype HU 14.j.1.3

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Melton, near Hull (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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