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Elgerius ostrea

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Taxonomy
Elgerius ostrea was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1959). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Elgerius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Elgerius ostrea Deflandre-Rigaud p. 192 figs. pl. 1 fig. 5, pl. 2 fig. 7, pl. 3 fig. 14
1962Elgerius ostrea Deflandre-Rigaud p. 62

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

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.

Elgerius ostrea Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
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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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Elgerius ostrea (91095)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Holstein) Elgerius ostrea (93722)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Brandenburg) Elgerius ostrea (91096)