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Myriotrochites helveticus

Holothuroidea - Chiridotitidae

Taxonomy
Chirodota helvetica was named by Kübler and Zwingli (1870). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Myriotrochites helveticus by Deflandre-Rigaud (1950), Deflandre-Rigaud (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Chirodota helvetica Kübler and Zwingli p. 37 figs. pl. 4 fig. 3
1950Myriotrochites helveticus Deflandre-Rigaud pp. 38-39 figs. fig. 95
1952Myriotrochites helveticus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyChiridotitidae()
genusMyriotrochites
specieshelveticus()

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.

Myriotrochites helveticus Kübler and Zwingli 1870
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
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