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Protheelia geinitziana

Holothuroidea - Theeliidae

Taxonomy
Chirodota geinitziana was named by Spandel (1898). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Protheelia.

It was recombined as Chiridotites geinitzianus by Deflandre-Rigaud (1950), Deflandre-Rigaud (1952); it was recombined as Protheelia geinitziana by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962), Frizzell and Exline (1966), Soodan (1991), Reich (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Chirodota geinitziana Spandel p. 44
1950Chiridotites geinitzianus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 19 figs. figs 14-16
1952Chiridotites geinitzianus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 9
1962Protheelia geinitziana Deflandre-Rigaud p. 95
1966Protheelia geinitziana Frizzell and Exline p. U668 figs. fig. 533.6
1991Protheelia geinitziana Soodan p. 128
2007Protheelia geinitziana Reich p. 323

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyTheeliidae
genusProtheelia
speciesgeinitziana()

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.

Protheelia geinitziana Spandel 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Germany Protheelia geinitziana (94445)