Dictyothurites Deflandre-Rigaud 1959 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Full reference: M. Deflandre-Rigaud. 1959. Sur quelques sclérites d'Holothuries de l'Oligocène moyen d'Innien, Holstein. Revue de Micropaléontologie 1(4):190-200

Parent taxon: Priscopedatidae according to D. L. Frizzell and H. Exline 1966

See also Deflandre-Rigaud 1959, Deflandre-Rigaud 1962 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Dictyothurites corbisema Dictyothurites spatuligerus

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Type: Dictyothurites corbisema

Ecology: shallow infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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