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Bracchiothuria ancora

Holothuroidea - Aspidochirotida - Synallactidae

Taxonomy
Bracchiothuria ancora was named by Boczarowski (2001). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: GIUS 4-568 Mrz./8/1 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Bracchiothuria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Bracchiothuria ancora Boczarowski p. 152 figs. Pl. 16: 21-24; Text-fig. 70A-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderAspidochirotida
familySynallactidae
genusBracchiothuria
speciesancora

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.

Bracchiothuria ancora Boczarowski 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001As for the genus.
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: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:36:54
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:40:54
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Massin 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 407.60000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Bracchiothuria ancora (94468 94469)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Bracchiothuria ancora (94509)