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Chiridota

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Synaptidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Chiridota Eschscholtz
1888Chirodota Schlumberger p. 439
1890Chirodota Schlumberger p. 196
1898Chiridota Ostergren
1915Chirodota Clark and Twitchell p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familySynaptidae
genusChiridota

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.

G. Chiridota Eschscholtz 1829
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Cheirodota traquairii Etheridge 1881
Chiridota atava Waagen 1867
Chirodota vetusa Schwager 1865
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: Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Lutetian or 326.90000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Cheirodota traquairii (93311)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Chirodota circulum (94590)