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Palaeocaudina acmaea

Holothuroidea - Elasipodida - Palaeocaudinidae

Taxonomy
Protocaudina acmaea was named by Matyja (1972). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Palaeocaudina acmaea by Boczarowski (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Protocaudina acmaea Matyja
2001Palaeocaudina acmaea Boczarowski p. 150

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

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.

Palaeocaudina acmaea Matyja 1972
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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: 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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Massin 1982, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available