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Chiridotites vetustus

Holothuroidea - Chiridotitidae

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Chirodota vetusta Schwager
1950Chiridotites vetustus Deflandre-Rigaud pp. 20-21 figs. figs 17-21
1952Chiridotites vetustus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 9
1962Chiridotites vetustus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 92

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

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 vetustus Schwager 1865
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Middle Toarcian to the top of the Oxfordian or 182.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Basse-Normandie) Chiridotites vetustus (93535)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Basse Normandie) Chiridotites vetustus (94628)