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Synaptites truncatus

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Synaptitidae

Taxonomy
Synapta truncata was named by Schlumberger (1890). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Synaptites truncatus by Deflandre-Rigaud (1949) and Frizzell and Exline (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Synapta truncata Schlumberger p. 196 figs. fig. 10
1949Synaptites truncatus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 7 figs. fig. 13
1966Synaptites truncatus Frizzell and Exline p. U661

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familySynaptitidae
genusSynaptites
speciestruncatus()

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.

Synaptites truncatus Schlumberger 1890
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Synapta truncata (94590)