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Staurocaudininae

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Cucumariidae

Taxonomy
Staurocaudininae was named by Boczarowski (2001). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Staurocaudina.

It was assigned to Cucumariidae by Boczarowski (2001).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Staurocaudininae Boczarowski p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCucumariidae
subfamilyStaurocaudininae
subfamilyStaurocaudininae

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.

Subfm. †Staurocaudininae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Mercedescaudina Schallreuter 1975
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Mercedescaudina langeri Boczarowski 2001
Mercedescaudina mostleri Schallreuter 1975
Mercedescaudina triperforata Schallreuter 1968
G. †Staurocaudina Boczarowski 2001
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Staurocaudina canina Boczarowski 2001
Staurocaudina dombrowiana Boczarowski 2001
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001Oval sclerites with distinctly outlined central and marginal zones. At the centre there are usually three to four pores (rarely one to eight). The marginal zone is perforated by pores, arranged in a ring and delimited from the central pores by the hub. The marginal edge of the girdle and/or pore margins fringed with fine toothlets or spaghetti-like outgrowths.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Late/Upper Bathonian or 449.50000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Sweden Mercedescaudina mostleri (94803)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Poland (Kielecki) Mercedescaudina langeri (94468 94469)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Staurocaudina dombrowiana (94471)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland Staurocaudina dombrowiana, Mercedescaudina langeri (99470)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Staurocaudina dombrowiana (227413)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Mercedescaudina langeri (99449)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland Mercedescaudina langeri (82667 82739 83081 99435 99464 99471 99474)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland Staurocaudina canina (99458)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Staurocaudina sp. (141284)