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Heterothyonidae

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Heterothyonidae

Taxonomy
Heterothyonidae was named by Pawson (1970). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kerr and Kim (2001).

It was assigned to Dendrochirotida by Smith and Gallemi (1991), Kerr and Kim (2001), Jell (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Heterothyonidae Pawson
1991Heterothyonidae Smith and Gallemi p. 51
2001Heterothyonidae Kerr and Kim p. 78
2010Heterothyonidae Jell p. 30

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

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. Heterothyonidae Pawson 1970
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G. †Porosothyone Jell 2010
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Porosothyone picketti Jell 2010
G. †Strobilothyone Smith and Gallemi 1991
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Strobilothyone rogenti Smith and Gallemi 1991
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: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Ladinian or 426.70000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (New South Wales) Porosothyone picketti (201150)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Australia (New South Wales) Porosothyone picketti (201152)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain (Cataluna) Strobilothyone rogenti (44260 44261)