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Order Dactylochirotida Pawson and Fell 1965 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Dactylochirotida

Full reference: D. L. Pawson and H. B. Fell. 1965. A revised classification of the dendrochirote holothurians. Breviora 214:1-7

Parent taxon: Holothuroidea according to M. Reich 2003

See also Frizzell and Exline 1966, Gilliland 1992, Gilliland 1993, Kerr and Kim 2001, Pawson 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocaudina, Achistrulidae, Alexandritidae, Apodacea, Apodida, Arthrochirota, Arthrochirotida, Aspidochirotacea, Aspidochirotida, Bogschites, Calcancorellidae, Canisiidae, Chiridotitidae, Conisia, Crucivirga, Dendrochirotacea, Dendrochirotida, Elasipodida, Etheridgellidae, Harinellites, Irinella, Kaliobullitidae, Kozurellidae, Kuehnitidae, Laetmophasma, Leptosynapta, Molpadiida, Ocellothuria, Palelpidiidae, Paractinopoda, Placerotapis, Priscopedatidae, Protocaudinidae, Punctatitidae, Rotiformidae, Sclerothurites, Semperitidae, Stichopitidae, Synaptellidae, Tetravirga, Theeliidae, Thyonidium, Triradites

Subtaxa: Rhopalodinidae Vaneyellidae Ypsilothuriidae

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Ecology: stationary infaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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