†family Chiridotitidae Deflandre-Rigaud 1957 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Chiridotitidae

Alternative spelling: Chiridotitesidae

Full reference: M. Deflandre-Rigaud. 1957. Sur l'invalidité du genre Theelia Schlumb synonyme de Chiridotites Defl-Rig (sclérites d'holothuries fossiles). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 26:353-355

Parent taxon: Holothuroidea according to M. Deflandre-Rigaud 1962

See also Deflandre-Rigaud 1957

Sister taxa: Acanthocaudina, Achistrulidae, Alexandritidae, Apodacea, Apodida, Arthrochirota, Arthrochirotida, Aspidochirotacea, Aspidochirotida, Bogschites, Calcancorellidae, Canisiidae, Conisia, Crucivirga, Dactylochirotida, Dendrochirotacea, Dendrochirotida, Elasipodida, Etheridgellidae, Harinellites, Irinella, Kaliobullitidae, Kozurellidae, Kuehnitidae, Laetmophasma, Leptosynapta, Molpadiida, Ocellothuria, Palelpidiidae, Paractinopoda, Placerotapis, Priscopedatidae, Protocaudinidae, Punctatitidae, Rotiformidae, Sclerothurites, Semperitidae, Stichopitidae, Synaptellidae, Tetravirga, Theeliidae, Thyonidium, Triradites

Subtaxa: Chiridotites Myriotrochites

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Type: Chiridotites

Ecology: shallow infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)

• Eocene of France (1)

• Jurassic of France (2)

Total: 4 collections including 9 occurrences

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