Soodanella Huddleston 1982 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Synonym: Clarkina Soodan 1975 [replaced name]

Full reference: R. W. Huddleston. 1982. New generic names for two groups of fossil holothurian sclerites. Geoscience Journal 3(1):81-82

Parent taxon: Priscopedatidae according to K. S. Soodan 1975

See also Huddleston 1982

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

Subtaxa: Clarkina plenus

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Ecology: shallow infaunal detritivore

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

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