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Thalattocanthus

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae

Species
T. consonus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Thalattocanthus Carini p. 391
1966Thallatocanthus Frizzell and Exline p. U668
1967Thalattocanthus Gutschick et al. p. 1471
1971Thalattocanthus Mostler p. 10
1977Thalattocanthus Wernlund p. 81
1993Thallatocanthus Gilliland p. 122
2002Thallatocanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familyMyriotrochidae
genusThalattocanthus

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. †Thalattocanthus Carini 1962
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Thalattocanthus consonus Carini 1962
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. F. Carini 1962Sclerites in form of wheels; number of spokes variable (6 to 10 in type species), spokes relatively long; interspoke spaces polygonal, never elliptical or circular; rim inclined to plane of wheel, curving up- ward and inward, denticulate on inner margin; central portion with cylindrical hub elevated below plane of wheel on lower surface.
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, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Pelsonian or 358.86000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Montana) T. consonus (41442)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Afghanistan Thallatocanthus consonus (99508)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Japan T. consonus (24133)
Middle Pennsylvanian315.2 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) T. consonus (93889)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) T. consonus (99860)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Austria Thalathocanthus consonus (99797)