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Praecaudina hexagona

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Taxonomy
Praecaudina hexagona was named by Mostler (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Praecaudina hexagona Mostler
1972Praecaudina hexagona Kozur and Mock p. 10 figs. pl. 4 fig. 11-16
1978Praecaudina hexagona Gazdzicki et al. p. 362

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCalclamnidae
genusPraecaudina
specieshexagona

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.

Praecaudina hexagona Mostler 1970
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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 Lacian to the top of the Sevatian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Slovenia Praecaudina hexagona (57026)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovakia Praecaudina hexagona (99561)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Slovakia Praecaudina hexagona (99558 99562 99563)