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Mercedescaudina langeri

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Cucumariidae

Taxonomy
Mercedescaudina langeri was named by Boczarowski (2001). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: GIUS 4-584 Mrz./217/26 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Mercedescaudina langeri Boczarowski pp. 1133-134 figs. Pl. 18: 19-21; Text-figs 51A-G, 52A-X, 53A-T

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

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.

Mercedescaudina langeri Boczarowski 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001Shield−shaped plates usually with three pores in triangular arrangement in their centre, and with nine smaller pores in the marginal zone.
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 Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Poland (Kielecki) Mercedescaudina langeri (94468 94469)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland Mercedescaudina langeri (99470)
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)