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Paleochiridota plummerae

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae

Taxonomy
Paleochiridota plummerae was named by Croneis and McCormack (1932). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Paleochiridota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Paleochiridota plummerae Croneis and McCormack p. 140 figs. pl. 20, figs. 18-19
1952Palaeochiridota plummerae Deflandre-Rigaud p. 7
1962Paleochiridota plummerae Deflandre-Rigaud p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familyMyriotrochidae
—Paleochiridotidae()
genusPaleochiridota
speciesplummerae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Paleochiridota plummerae Croneis and McCormack 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-06-23 02:35:55
Modified: 2009-10-09 11:59:34
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Missourian or 306.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Paleochiridota plummerae (94110)