Theelia synapta Gilliland 1992 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Chiridotidae

Full reference: P. M. Gilliland. 1992. Holothurians in the Blue Lias of Southern Britain. Palaeontology 35(1):159-210

Belongs to Theelia according to P. M. Gilliland 1992

Sister taxa: Theelia alta, Theelia alveata, Theelia anguinea, Theelia conglobata, Theelia convexa, Theelia crassidentata, Theelia dentata, Theelia doreckae, Theelia dzhulfaensis, Theelia fastigata, Theelia fissa, Theelia florida, Theelia guembeli, Theelia hexacneme, Theelia immissorbicula, Theelia koeveskalensis, Theelia kutscheri, Theelia lata, Theelia latimarginata, Theelia liassica, Theelia liptovskaensis, Theelia loferensis, Theelia mesopermiana, Theelia monicae, Theelia mortenseni, Theelia multiplex, Theelia multiundulata, Theelia norica, Theelia petasiformis, Theelia planata, Theelia polydenticulata, Theelia praeacuta, Theelia praenorica, Theelia praeseniradiata, Theelia pseudoplanata, Theelia seniradiata, Theelia serta, Theelia sinaiensis, Theelia speciosa, Theelia staurolithensis, Theelia stellifera, Theelia teneromarginata, Theelia trammeri, Theelia undata, Theelia undulata, Theelia variabilis, Theelia wartensis, Theelia zawidzkae

Type specimen: Holotype BMNH E27208, paratypes BMNH E27159, E27186, E27312

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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