†Mercedescaudina Schallreuter 1975 (sea cucumber)
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Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Cucumariidae
Full reference: R. Schallreuter. 1975. Ein neuer ordovizischer Holothuriensklerit aus Öjlemyrgeschieben der Insel Gotland. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte 1975(12):727-733
Parent taxon: Staurocaudininae according to A. Boczarowski 2001
See also Schallreuter 1975 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Staurocaudina
Subtaxa: Mercedescaudina langeri Mercedescaudina mostleri Mercedescaudina triperforata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Poland (11 collections)
• Ordovician of Sweden (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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