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Theelia stellifera

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Chiridotidae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Theelia stellifera Zankl
1992Theelia stellifera Gilliland p. 192
1997Theelia stellifera Krainer and Mostler p. 9

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

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 stellifera Zankl 1966
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Theelia stellifera bistellata 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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Liasicus or 211.18000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Slovakia Theelia stellifera (99568)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Theelia stellifera (85059)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Austria Theelia stellifera (227857 227858)