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Uncinulina acanthica

Holothuroidea - Stichopitidae

Taxonomy
Uncinulina acanthica was named by Mostler (1972). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kälbersteinbruch, Berchtesgarten, which is in a Lacian marine limestone in the Hallstätterkalk Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Uncinulina acanthica Mostler p. 14 figs. pl. 1 figs 4, 11
1997Uncinulina acanthica Krainer and Mostler p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyStichopitidae
genusUncinulina
speciesacanthica

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.

Uncinulina acanthica 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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Liasicus or 227.30000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Germany Uncinulina acanthica (type locality: 99493)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Austria Uncinulina acanthica (227858)