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Eocaudina marginata

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Taxonomy
Thuroholia marginata was named by Langenheim and Epis (1957). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype UCMP 37559, paratypes UCMP 37560-37568 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eocaudina marginata by Gutschick et al. (1967), Kozur and Mostler (1971), Wernlund (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Thuroholia marginata Langenheim and Epis p. 167 figs. pl. 1 figs. 7-16
1959Thuroholia marginata Gutschick p. 131 figs. pl. 25 figs. 2,6
1967Eocaudina marginata Gutschick et al. p. 1468 figs. Pl. 186, figs. 22-31; Pl. 187, fig. 34
1971Eocaudina marginata Kozur and Mostler p. 24
1977Eocaudina marginata Wernlund pp. 50-52 figs. PI. 1 figs 22-26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCalclamnidae
subfamilyEocaudiniinae
genusEocaudina
speciesmarginata()

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.

Eocaudina marginata Langenheim and Epis 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Kinderhookian to the top of the Longobardian or 358.86000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) Thuroholia marginata (69302)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (Arizona) Thuroholia marginata (93776)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Montana) Eocaudina marginata (41442)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Eocaudina marginata (99860)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Hungary Eocaudina marginata (99503)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Hungary Eocaudina marginata (99504)