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Chirodota vetusa

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Synaptidae

Taxonomy
Chirodota vetusa was named by Schwager (1865). It is considered to be a form taxon.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Chirodota vetusa Schwager

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familySynaptidae
genusChirodota
speciesvetusa

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.

Chirodota vetusa Schwager 1865
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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 et al. 2004, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available