Calclamnella elliptica Deflandre-Rigaud 1946 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Alternative combination: Priscopedatus ellipticus

Full reference: M. Deflandre-Rigaud. 1946. Sur les divers types de sclérites d'holothuries oxfordiens des marnes de Villers-sur-Mer. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 223:513-515

Belongs to Calclamnella according to M. Deflandre-Rigaud 1962

See also Deflandre-Rigaud 1946

Sister taxa: Calclamnella clavata, Calclamnella consona, Calclamnella elongata, Calclamnella foliosa, Calclamnella fragosa, Calclamnella fusiformis, Calclamnella irregularis, Calclamnella oweni, Calclamnella permotriassica, Calclamnella ramosa, Calclamnella robusta, Calclamnella transversa, Calclamnella triperforata, Calclamnella venusta

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Vaches Noires Cliff, stratigraphic bed unknown (Jurassic of France)

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