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Palaeocaudina

Holothuroidea - Elasipodida - Palaeocaudinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocaudina was named by Boczarowski (1997). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Palaeocaudinidae by Boczarowski (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Palaeocaudina Boczarowski
2001Palaeocaudina Boczarowski p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderElasipodida
familyPalaeocaudinidae
genusPalaeocaudina

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.

G. †Palaeocaudina Boczarowski 1997
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†Palaeocaudina acmaea Matyja 1972
†Palaeocaudina hannai Croneis and McCormack 1932
†Palaeocaudina regia Boczarowski 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:38:49
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:38:49
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Massin 1982, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 393.47000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland (Swietokrzyskie) P. regia (94477 94478)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Laetmophasma kansasensis (93782)
Middle Pennsylvanian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Protocaudina kansasensis (97880)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Laetmophasma kansasensis (93780)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Protocaudina kansasensis (97876)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Protocaudina kansasensis (217123)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Laetmophasma kansasensis (93781)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran Protocaudina kansasensis (75773)