Family Holothuriidae Ludwig 1894 (sea cucumber)
Holothuroidea - Aspidochirotida - Holothuriidae
Parent taxon: Aspidochirotida according to A. M. Kerr and J. Kim 2001
See also Frizzell and Exline 1966, Gilliland 1993, Pawson 1966, Reich 2001 and Rowe and Gates 1995
Sister taxa: Bathysynactites, Collbatothuria, Holothuropsis, Ornaticannula, Parvispina, Stichopodidae, Synallactidae
Subtaxa: Holothuria Labidodemas Pravuscucumis Protholothuria
Ecology: epifaunal deposit feeder-suspension feeder
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