Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae
Full reference: M. Deflandre-Rigaud. 1952. Contribution à la connaissance des sclérites d'holothurides fossiles. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco 1012:1-15
Parent taxon: Priscopedatidae according to K. Krainer and H. Mostler 1997
See also Deflandre-Rigaud 1952, Deflandre-Rigaud 1962, Frizzell and Exline 1966, Gilliland 1992, Kozur and Mock 1972, Kozur and Mostler 1971, Kozur and Mostler 1989, Sepkoski 2002, Speckmann 1968 and Zawidzka 1971
Sister taxa: Acutisclerus, Brianella, Centripedatus, Clavallus, Cosmatites, Dictyothurites, Feddenella, Helfriedella, Hexapriscopedatus, Huniella, Kristanella, Multivirga, Octopedatus, Praethyonidium, Priscopedatus, Prisculatrites, Sastriella, Septapedatus, Solopedatus, Spinopriscopedatus, Tripuscucumis
Subtaxa: Staurocumites bartensteini Staurocumites horridus Staurocumites tetraporatus
Ecology: shallow infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Austria (1), France (1), the United Kingdom (3)
• Triassic of Austria (1), Germany (1), Hungary (3), Poland (1), Slovakia (5), Slovenia (1)
• Permian of Italy (1)
Total: 19 collections including 25 occurrences
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