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Chiridotites atavus

Holothuroidea - Chiridotitidae

Taxonomy
Chirodota atava was named by Waagen (1867). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Chiridotites atavus by Deflandre-Rigaud (1950), Deflandre-Rigaud (1952), Deflandre-Rigaud (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Chirodota atava Waagen figs. pl. 24 fig. 4a, b
1950Chiridotites atavus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 23 figs. figs 31, 32, pl. 1 fig. 2
1952Chiridotites atavus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 9
1962Chiridotites atavus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyChiridotitidae()
genusChiridotites
speciesatavus()

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.

Chiridotites atavus Waagen 1867
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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: Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Basse Normandie) Chiridotites atavus (94628)