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Calclamnidae

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Calclamnidae Frizzell and Exline
1957Calclamnidae Langenheim and Epis p. 167
1959Calclamnidae Gutschick p. 131
1962Calclamnidae Deflandre-Rigaud p. 44
1964Calclamnidae Reso and Wegner p. 90
1966Calclamnidae Frizzell and Exline p. U645
1966Calclamnidae Pawson p. U645
1972Calclamnidae Mostler p. 17
1976Calclamnidae Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd p. 9
1977Calclamnidae Wernlund p. 49
1989Calclamnidae Kozur and Mostler p. 680
1997Calclamnidae Krainer and Mostler p. 15
2001Calclamnidae Boczarowski p. 134
2008Calclamniidae Al-Tamimi and Saqqa p. 86
2010Calclamnidae Bohaty and Herbig p. 380

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCalclamnidae
familyCalclamnidae

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.

Fm. †Calclamnidae Frizzell and Exline 1955
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G. †Calclamna Frizzell and Exline 1955
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†Calclamna bekanernsis Soodan 1980
†Calclamna britannica Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Calclamna fletcheri Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Calclamna intermedia Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Calclamna misiki Kozur and Mock 1972
†Calclamna norica Kozur and Mock 1972
†Calclamna nuda Mostler 1971
†Calclamna prebritannica Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Calclamna trettoensis Mostler 1980
†Calclamna triangularis Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Calclamna turoniansis Sadeddin and Saqqa 1997
†Calclamna wrighti Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Calclamnella Frizzell and Exline 1955
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†Calclamnella clavata Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
†Calclamnella consona Mostler and Parwin 1973
†Calclamnella elliptica Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
†Calclamnella elongata Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
†Calclamnella foliosa Mostler 1971
†Calclamnella fragosa Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Calclamnella fusiformis Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
†Calclamnella irregularis Schlumberger 1890
†Calclamnella oweni Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Calclamnella permotriassica Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
†Calclamnella ramosa Mostler 1971
†Calclamnella robusta Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Calclamnella transversa Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Calclamnella triperforata Mostler 1971
†Calclamnella venusta Mostler 1972
Subfm. †Calclamninae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Priscocaudina Boczarowski 2001
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†Priscocaudina crucensis Boczarowski 2001
G. †Calclamnoidea Frizzell and Exline 1955
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†Calclamnoidea ausini Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Calclamnoidea canalifera Kristan-Tollmann 1963
†Calclamnoidea collaris Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
†Calclamnoidea crassomarginata Kristan-Tollmann 1972
G. †Curvatella Mostler 1971
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†Curvatella spinosa Mostler 1971
G. †Elgerius Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
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Elgerius indicus Soodan 1991
†Elgerius inniensis Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
†Elgerius ostrea Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
Subfm. †Eocaudiniinae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Eocaudina Martin 1952
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†Eocaudina acanthica Mostler 1972
Eocaudina angulata Soodan 1977
†Eocaudina cassianensis Frizzell and Exline 1955
†Eocaudina columcanthus Gutschick et al. 1967
†Eocaudina concentrica Langer 1991
†Eocaudina crassa Mostler 1972
†Eocaudina gornensis Matyja et al. 1973
Eocaudina gowdai Soodan 1977
†Eocaudina gutschicki Frizzell and Exline 1955
†Eocaudina hexagona Kristan-Tollmann 1963
Eocaudina hexagona Soodan 1977
Eocaudina indica Soodan 1977
†Eocaudina insolica Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
Eocaudina jaffari Soodan 1977
†Eocaudina liassica Mostler 1972
†Eocaudina liptovskaensis Gazdzicki et al. 1978
†Eocaudina longa Kozur and Mock 1972
†Eocaudina marginata Langenheim and Epis 1957
†Eocaudina mccormacki Frizzell and Exline 1955
†Eocaudina mostleri Kozur and Mock 1972
†Eocaudina ovalis Matyja et al. 1973
†Eocaudina patella Boczarowski 2001
Eocaudina pentagona Soodan 1991
†Eocaudina plaga Boczarowski 2001
†Eocaudina ramosa Kozur and Mostler 1971
†Eocaudina rimosa Boczarowski 2001
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Invalid names: Protocaudina hexagonaria Martin 1952 [synonym]
†Eocaudina subhexagona Gutschick et al. 1967
†Eocaudina subquadrata Mostler 1971
†Eocaudina subrotunda Krainer and Mostler 1997
G. †Fissobractites Kristan-Tollmann 1963
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†Fissobactrites inusitata Kozur and Mostler 1971
†Fissobractites subsymmetrica Kristan-Tollmann 1963
G. †Gutschickia Mostler 1971
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†Gutschickia porosa Mostler 1971
G. †Hamptonina Soodan and Whatley 1990
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†Hamptonina liassica Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Harrisina Soodan and Whatley 1990
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†Harrisina hothamensis Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Hodsonina Soodan and Whatley 1990
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†Hodsonina intermedia Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Hodsonina spathi Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Jolfacaudina Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
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†Jolfacaudina iranica Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
G. †Mortensenites Deflandre-Rigaud 1952
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†Mortensenites circularis Frizzell and Exline 1955
†Mortensenites cuneus Frizzell and Exline 1955
†Mortensenites elongatus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Mortensenites liasicus Terquem 1866
†Mortensenites sievertsi Deflandre-Rigaud 1952
G. †Pachopsites Kristan-Tollmann 1964
G. †Paracucumarites Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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†Paracucumarites anceps Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Paracucumarites hamptoni Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Paracucumarites porosus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Paracucumarites similis Górka and Luszczewska 1969
G. †Parvioctoidus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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†Parvioctoidus spinosus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
G. †Petropegia Summerson and Campbell 1958
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†Petropegia radiata Summerson and Campbell 1958
†Petropegia spinosa Summerson and Campbell 1958
G. †Praecaudina Mostler 1970
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†Praecaudina hexagona Mostler 1970
†Praecaudina mostleri Gazdzicki et al. 1978
†Praecaudina rigaudae Mostler 1970
G. †Thuroholia Gutschick 1954
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†Thuroholia cribriformis Gutschick 1954
†Thuroholia crinerensis Reso and Wegner 1964
†Thuroholia croneisi Gutschick 1954
†Thuroholia floydensis Summerson and Campbell 1958
†Thuroholia irregularis Summerson and Campbell 1958
†Thuroholia overbrookensis Reso and Wegner 1964
†Thuroholia spicatus Gutschick 1959
†Thuroholia wanlessi Summerson and Campbell 1958
G. †Yorkshirella Soodan and Whatley 1990
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†Yorkshirella adamsi Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Yorkshirella ageri Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Yorkshirella arkelli Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Yorkshirella bifurcata Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Yorkshirella etheridgei Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Yorkshirella lordi Soodan and Whatley 1990
†Yorkshirella rectangularia Soodan and Whatley 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Sarmatian or 457.30000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 449.6 Ma

Collections (128 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia crinerensis, Thuroholia overbrookensis (24097 94792)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (illinois) Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia cribriformis (97881)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia cribriformis (23400)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Poland (Kielecki) Eocaudina septaforminalis (94469)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Eocaudina plaga (94470)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Eocaudina plaga (94471) Eocaudina rimosa (94509)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Eocaudina ovalis, Eocaudina patella (227413)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Eocaudina septaforminalis (101679)
Taghanican387.95 - 382.31USA (Iowa) Protocaudina hexagonaria, Eocaudina septaforaminalis (93779)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland Eocaudina patella, Eocaudina septaforminalis (82739) Eocaudina septaforminalis (82667 83081 83086 99435 99464 99471 99474)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Eocaudina septaforminalis (99449)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland Eocaudina ovalis, Eocaudina gornensis (99442)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland Eocaudina concentrica (99447) Eocaudina ovalis, Eocaudina subhexagona (99458) Eocaudina ovalis, Priscocaudina crucensis (99430)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Missouri) Eocaudina subhexagona (41448) Thuroholia croneisi, Eocaudina mccormacki, Eocaudina spicata, Eocaudina subhexagona (41445)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) Eocaudina sp. (6733) Thuroholia mccormacki, Thuroholia marginata, Thuroholia spicatus (69302)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (Arizona) Thuroholia marginata (93776)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Montana) Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina spicata (41442) Eocaudina subhexagona (41444) Thuroholia cribriformis, Eocaudina columcanthus (41437)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Afghanistan Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Calclamnella ramosa, Gutschickia porosa, Eocaudina gutschicki (99508)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Eocaudina sp. (2187 2202 2207 2251)
Middle Pennsylvanian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Thuroholia sp., Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia mccormacki, Thuroholia gutschicki, Thuroholia wanlessi, Thuroholia floydensis, Thuroholia irregularis, Petropegia radiata, Petropegia spinosa (97880)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Eocaudina sp. (49836 49838)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Eocaudina sp. (94391)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Eocaudina gutschicki (217123)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Eocaudina septaforaminalis (97875)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp., Thuroholia cribriformis, Eocaudina mccormacki, Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina subhexagona (99860)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Calclamnella permotriassica, Jolfacaudina iranica (75773)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Germany Eocaudina spp. (94445)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland Eocaudina subhexagona, Calclamnoidea canalifera (99844)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria Eocaudina sp. (99832)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Eocaudina subquadrata (99768)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany Eocaudina sp. (99830)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Türkiye Eocaudina sp. (98012)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Austria Calclamna sp., Calclamnoidea sp., Calclamnella regularis, Eocaudina septaforaminalis (99797)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Slovakia Eocaudina subhexagona (99566)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Hungary Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina subhexagona (99503) Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina subhexagona, Eocaudina cassianensis, Eocaudina ramosa (99504)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Iran Eocaudina guembeli, Eocaudina cassianensis (97874)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0France Calclamnoidea crassomarginata (100030)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp. (85165)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovakia Eocaudina cassianensis, Eocaudina ramosa, Calclamna nuda, Eocaudina liptovskaensis, Praecaudina mostleri (57037)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Eocaudina cassianensis (50983) Eocaudina cassianensis, Calclamnoidea canalifera (50988)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Calclamnoidea canalifera (50975 50985) Eocaudina cassianensis (50981 50987) Eocaudina cassianensis, Calclamnoidea canalifera (50982 50984 50989)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary Eocaudina cassianensis, Fissobactrites inusiata (99502)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Slovenia Calclamnella regularis, Calclamnella consona (57025) Eocaudina acanthocaudinoides, Calclamna norica, Eocaudina longa, Eocaudina acanthica, Eocaudina crassa, Praecaudina hexagona, Calclamna nuda (57026)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Germany Calclamnella venusta, Eocaudina acanthica (99493)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovakia Praecaudina hexagona (99561)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria Calclamnella foliosa (94109)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Niederösterreich) Curvatella spinosa, Calclamnella nuda (85008)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Slovakia Calclamna misiki, Praecaudina hexagona (99563) Eocaudina longa, Eocaudina mostleri, Praecaudina hexagona (99562) Praecaudina hexagona (99558)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Eocaudina crassa (38144) Fissobractites subsymmetrica, Eocaudina hexagona (38141)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Calclamnella rariperforata, Calclamnella sp. (36801 36807) Fissobractites subsymmetrica (100105)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Australia (Western Australia) Fissobractites subsymmetrica, Eocaudina hexagona (99843)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Austria Calclamna sp., Eocaudina subrotunda (227858)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Austria Eocaudina liassica (100118)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9France (Basse-Normandie) Thuroholia sp. (93454)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2France (Basse-Normandie) Thuroholia sp. (93533)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9France (Basse-Normandie) Thuroholia sp. (93534)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Egypt Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp. (99485)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Poland Paracucumarites sp. (97972)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Egypt Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp. (99487)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Paracucumarites similis (97976)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Calclamna sp. (141287 141292) Paracucumarites similis (97978)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Calclamna sp. (141269 141272 141273 141279 141280 141295 141299 141302) Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp. (141271 141275 141278 141298 141301) Paracucumarites sp., Paracucumarites similis (97977)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Calclamna sp. (141283) Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp. (141284)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Egypt Eocaudina sp. (99486)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Calclamnella sp. (133248) Eocaudina sp. (133245 133246) Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp. (133247)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Basse Normandie) Calclamnoidea collaris, Calclamnella clavata, Calclamnella elliptica, Calclamnella fragosa, Calclamnella robusta, Parvioctoidus spinosus, Mortensenites elongatus, Paracucumarites hamptoni, Paracucumarites porosus, Paracucumarites anceps (94628)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Egypt Eocaudina sp. (99488)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Jordan Calclamna sp. (97883)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Jordan Calclamna sp. (97884)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Eocaudina inaequipora, Eocaudina lobata, Eocaudina multipora, Calclamnella sp., Calclamna nuda (32022)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Priscopedatus irregularis (94590)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland Calclamnella sp. (97980)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Elgerius ostrea, Calclamnella fusiformis (91095)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Holstein) Elgerius ostrea, Elgerius inniensis, Calclamnella fusiformis (93722)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Brandenburg) Elgerius ostrea (91096)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Poland Calclamna sp. (97982)