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Theelia variabilis

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Chiridotidae

Taxonomy
Theelia variabilis was named by Zankl (1966). It is considered to be a form taxon.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Theelia variabilis Zankl
1992Theelia variabilis Gilliland p. 189
1997Theelia variabilis Krainer and Mostler p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familyChiridotidae
genusTheelia
speciesvariabilis

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.

Theelia variabilis Zankl 1966
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Theelia variabilis slovakensis Kozur and Mock 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: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-06-23 02:35:55
Modified: 2009-10-09 11:59:34
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Liasicus or 212.00000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Slovenia Theelia variabilis (57026)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Slovakia Theelia variabilis (99565)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Serbia and Montenegro Theelia variabilis (221271)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Slovakia Theelia variabilis (99562 99568)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Theelia variabilis (100105)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Theelia variabilis (85059 100088)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Austria Theelia variabilis (227857 227858)