Octopedatus Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi 2006 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Full reference: W. Sadeddin and M. Al-Tamimi. 2006. Two new holothurian sclerite genera from the Late Cretaceous of Jordan. Journal of Applied Sciences 6(11):2426-2431

Parent taxon: Priscopedatidae according to W. Sadeddin and M. Al-Tamimi 2006

Sister taxa: Acutisclerus, Brianella, Centripedatus, Clavallus, Cosmatites, Dictyothurites, Feddenella, Helfriedella, Hexapriscopedatus, Huniella, Kristanella, Multivirga, Praethyonidium, Priscopedatus, Prisculatrites, Sastriella, Septapedatus, Solopedatus, Spinopriscopedatus, Staurocumites, Tripuscucumis

Subtaxa: Octopedatus densusmaculis

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Ecology: shallow infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Jordan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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