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Stichopitella elegans

Holothuroidea - Stichopitidae

Taxonomy
Stichopitella elegans was named by Mostler (1972). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sandling, Steiermark, which is in a Norian offshore limestone in the Hallstatt Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Stichopitella elegans Mostler pp. 13-14 figs. pl. 2 figs 12, 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyStichopitidae
genusStichopitellaMostler 1969
specieselegans

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.

Stichopitella elegans Mostler 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria (Niederösterreich) Stichopitella elegans (type locality: 94108)